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From MTL Counter-info
October 24, 2025

JOIN THE CAMOVER OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2025

It feels rare to walk through the streets of the city without staring into the eyes of a camera at every turn; the surveillance state is pounding its fist implementing new AI technologies, such as the SPVM’s new contract adopting BriefCam. New announced features of the BriefCam Nexus system include:

-Multi-Camera Search
-Video Synopsis of a person’s comings and goings over a period of time
-Facial Recognition
-License Plate Recognition
-Search by trait (physical or vehicle description)
-Generate alerts on individuals and geographical alerts.

Fuck the eyes of the state, join for this season’s game of CamOver! In CamOver, you play a group of humans confronted with an invasion of cameras in your neighborhood. The struggle against the cameras is important, but your own survival is essential! To win you must form teams with friends in your neighborhood and destroy as many cameras as possible. The game starts the weekend of the 2025 Anarchist Tech Convergence and continues through to the end of November 2025. Be quick and move unseen, dead circuits on pavement. The neighborhood with the most points wins the game.

Let the vandalism begin!
Let’s make this harvest season bountiful!

Terms of Engagement (as seen in the previous mtl camover)

1. Preparation
Speak with your friends and gather a small affinity group. Walk around your area and identify the potential targets. During the scouting, take care to note the following aspects for each target: where to mask up without being seen, where to position the lookouts, and where the exit route will be.

Gather the following items:
mask, gloves & unidentifiable clothing
extinguisher / hammer / rope / spraypaint / rocks

2. Sabotage
The night has arrived. Choose the right tool and be on your way. Position the lookouts, mask up at the predetermined spots and check that no one sees you. Carry out the act of sabotage and then take the exit route as quickly as possible.

3. Let people know
Count up your points: one for each camera. Write a short text recounting the actions and send it to mtlcounterinfo.org. You can also attach an image or video to the text. If you manage to leave with any of the destroyed cameras, get creative: pose with them, dance with them, turn them into puppets or an art installation.

Why play?
• To develop skills and affinity that can be used in many situations: using certain tools, planning actions, becoming unidentifiable, escaping from the police, communicating during these types of moments.
• Keep our streets surveillance free; let the SPVM know that we will not tolarate this new wave of surveillance tech
• Transform our relationships to our neighborhoods: develop an intimate knowledge of the streets, the buildings, the alleys, etc.
• Make the neighborhood safer: for people whose daily activities are criminalized (drug dealers, sex workers, etc.), for graffiti writers, and for those who wish to struggle against systems of domination.

For camera mapping in Montreal:
montreal.sous-surveillance.net
To post communiques of your actions:
mtlcounterinfo.org

For more info:
https://crimethinc.com/zines/blinding-the-cyclops

Using rope
• Attach a small object, such as a piece of wood, to a rope.
• Throw the rope over the camera arm.
• Grab the two ends of the rope and pull!

How to fill an extinguisher with paint

PDF Posters: 1, 2

Comments

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:31

yeah, but what about the thing in your back pocket that gives them all the info the want 24/7???

or, what about the much deeper implications of the technological nightmare??

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 10:07

In reply to by anon (not verified)

no. brought to you by someone who gets tired of the lack of depth in reference to the technological stranglehold that just about everyone seems to happily submit to. yes, attack cameras, but this is just one minor detail, one tip of the techno iceberg that anarchists have been attacking for decades, and usually stop there. the control is far deeper. but go ahead and right this off, once again. see you in hell.

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 10:20

In reply to by anon (not verified)

complaining about some action's lack of depth instead of organizing your own, complaining about a lack of analysis instead of starting the conversation you'd like people to participate in, is so weak. 

you can start the deeper analysis here! say what you think is missing! suggest a better, more structurally challenging action! you don't even have to do it yourself! just brainstorm what might be more satisfying and structurally destabilizing! or just start the conversation you want to have!

you can do it, my bro. we believe in you.

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 10:44

Never "complained" about the action, just tired of the same old reactions.

and, i have been starting conversations here, in journals, and face-to-face for decades.

but it is always the same symptom chasing reactions.

and don't bro me, we ain't related.

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 12:46

In reply to by anon (not verified)

not sure how you define "complain," but seems like complaining to me. 

and if you've been starting all these conversations for so long, and you know so much about what people should be doing, and how to be more effective, then why the fuck are you wasting your time commenting on a perhaps meaningless but at least benign action? why aren't you busy doing the good work that will actually Get Things Done?

all anons are the same, so not only are we related, we're probably the same person. 

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 14:08

again, NEVER "complained" about the action, in fact, i believe i said " yes, attack cameras," BUT...that the cameras are symptoms of a larger context that rarely gets addressed. and i never said that i knew the answer either, but go ahead and misdirect the conversation, again, with your distracting games. it is why i rarely bother here, goodbye.

anon (not verified) Tue, 11/04/2025 - 18:42

"Make the neighborhood safer: for people whose daily activities are criminalized (drug dealers, sex workers, etc.)"

Why would you want to make your neighborhood safer for drug dealers? Especially ones who are selling fucking fent? How are those people fundamentally any different than rapists? Both are predators preying on their communities.

What sheltered little hipsters you are.

anon (not verified) Wed, 11/05/2025 - 12:58

In reply to by anon (not verified)

I found out lately that some anarcho-punk hipsters are strangely involved with some biker gangs and maybe other types of mafia boys. Doesn't mean bad by default, but I'd naturally be cautious about who to get in a polycule with, as usual. Gangsters are inclusive to ancap, but ancap is also phony "anarchism".

anon (not verified) Wed, 11/05/2025 - 15:22

In reply to by anon (not verified)

Because "The True Anarch" is such an obscure and undefined concept of lifestyle and consciousness, many illiterate non-intellectual types who never read philosophical or sociological books think that if you break laws you instantly become an "anarchist". It's such a nuanced and complex state of being that could only be understood if one contemplates a Zen-esque amoral spontaneity, one of living in the moment without attachment to status or material/property transactional relationships. We anarchs have considerable difficulty explaining this to the mentally enslaved folk who make up 99% of the population, excluding the infant, who are born anarchs.

anon (not verified) Wed, 11/05/2025 - 13:14

It's tooOoo late, people are like Pavlov's dog, they are driven by their dumb lusts and lack --The Will to Power -- Only we strong will survive in a the cast-iron bubble we make for ourselves to protect us from the corporate capitalist hegemony full of weak fools!

anon (not verified) Sat, 11/08/2025 - 05:30

Some Camover Opsec Tips

https://mtlcounterinfo.org/some-camover-opsec-tips/

Anonymous submission to MTL Counter-info

We’re just a few veterans of past Camovers who decided to take a break from scheming this month’s outings to share some tips with other crews. We prefer to win by tallying more points than y’all over a full month’s efforts and not because a bunch of you got busted.

First, let’s consider the current state of consumer camera technology, which has advanced in the past decade since the advent of the Camover tradition. This information is easily gathered by browsing product listings on Amazon. It is safe to assume that the security cameras we come across on homes and businesses, including doorbell cams, have certain capabilities:

  • High-definition video recording including night vision with a fairly wide viewing angle;
  • Microphones for recording audio;
  • Video analysis including detection of individuals approaching the camera or tampering with it;
  • Alerts of suspicious activity that may be sent in real-time to an app on the owner’s phone or to a monitoring center;
  • Battery power and data transmission over WiFi, meaning a camera may continue to capture audio/video after being detached from a wall.

These capabilities make it even more important to bloc up, to act quickly and quietly, and to use lookouts. Let’s expand on each of these.

Masking up: This one goes without saying. Sunglasses for anyone going remotely near a cam, and good winter bloc for everyone as the nights get colder.

Stealth: If playing with a buddy, avoid speaking to each other anywhere a camera could pick up audio. Develop hand signals if needed. Near homes, noise level is also critical for not alerting residents. For a light sleeper on their couch a few feet inside, the sound of you fumbling outside their door may sound a lot like a break-in attempt. They could call the cops without you knowing, and response times for home robberies are fast. Prying the device off with a crowbar may be quieter than smashing it with a hammer. Make a plan beforehand so that you can act and get out quickly, being out of sight before any response to an automated alert. Take an erratic, unpredictable route when running up your score in the same general area.

Lookouts: Having one or more comrades in lookout roles isn’t optional. If cops are called, lookouts must be able to spot them and alert those in an action role before the cops arrive at the action location. The number and placement of lookouts should be decided based on the geography and activity level of the action area. A long block of a one-way residential street may only require one lookout (be aware that cops can drive the wrong way down a one-way though). On shorter blocks of a commercial, well-lit, busier street, you may want two, three, or more lookouts. Always consider the likeliest direction(s) for cops to arrive (including the most direct route from the station whose territory you’re on). Intersections are often good places for lookouts since they allow for visibility in multiple directions. Lookouts also watch for civilian vehicles, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians, so that you can act without witnesses. Consider deciding on three signals: one for an approaching civilian, another for police that are simply patrolling, and a third for police that appear to be responding to a call or are headed toward the action location. Signals can be given by shouting something innocuous, like a random name, or using walkie-talkies. How you’ll respond to each signal, from pausing and chilling to sprinting out of sight, will depend a lot on circumstances; talk through different scenarios beforehand with your team. Keep in mind that cops can work in plainclothes and unmarked cars when they’re on heightened alert in a certain area.

Some other fun multipliers:

  • While we love camover video mashups as much as the next anarchist, consider not filming your actions until you’re very comfortable with the different tactics and your team dynamics. Filming adds another thing to think about and creates evidence that could be unhelpful in case of arrest.
  • Think about how to lower the risk of home and business owners installing new cameras after you destroy their current ones. They may be more prone to doing so if they see it as an attack targeted at them or their property, so consider ways of communicating that it’s part of a general campaign against surveillance in the neighborhood, like leaving flyers or posters in the area.
  • Learn to spot fake surveillance cameras. These may have a fake wire that doesn’t lead to any power source, or no wire and no space for batteries. Leave these alone, or tear them down because they still contribute to a climate of widespread surveillance–but beware the shook business owner who’ll replace them with real ones.

In the end, your efforts are only as strong as your weakest link, so make sure your whole team is prepared to act with caution, discretion, and finesse. With the right balance of secrecy, speed, and skill, your team can outpace even the most sophisticated surveillance systems and continue to disrupt the pervasive culture of surveillance wherever you go.

anon (not verified) Sat, 11/08/2025 - 09:22

In reply to by anon (not verified)

Also paint remains super effective. Even against armored vehicles and armored pigs, they're a well-documented While it sucks to play with, just a little shot of enamel paint will coat the lenses of a cam for good. Don't go stupid with paint bombs n such... just use pressure sprayers for gardening (the big ones can go at pretty high pressures) or steal/recycle one of these fire extinguishers with Schrader valves, and you might wanna put some non-solvent paint thinner in it for better results.

Crossbows might be handy to take down the more distant, out-of-reach cameras, and as long as your aim's good, you can completely destroy them in one shot. Unlike a rifle they're silent, and don't require a license in the more gun-controlling regions.

You might go for a powerful class-3B or class-4 laser pointer for frying the diodes of at least some of these cameras. The efficiency of it is to be tested tho, as laser beams lose a lot of power over distance.

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