'Banksy unmasked by special technology '

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LONDON (Reuters)- Scientists from Queen Mary University in London say they have unmasked the famous street artist Banksy, by means of 'geographic profiling. That British media reported. This technique has already been used in the detection of serial criminals.

Because the spatial pattern analysis of Banksy, who leaves anonymous works of art with a political message on the street, the scientists were able to determine who he really is. British media guessed years ago that it was Briton Robin Gunningham and that is confirmed by the university.

The technique to detect people is also sometimes used in order to identify disease outbreaks. According to scientists, it could also help to track down terrorists.