Earlier this week, we collaborated with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to discuss how cities employing smart technologies can... View Article
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Smart cities in action: Who’s doing it right?
This summer I investigated how cities deploying “smart” technologies are addressing issues of privacy and data security. In particular, I... View Article
Continue readingHow to Stop ‘Smart Cities’ From Becoming ‘Surveillance Cities’
Urban officials dream of a future of “Smart Cities” that use new technologies to gather comprehensive data and algorithms to achieve increased efficiency, sustainability, and safety. While many of these benefits are real, we must be vigilant to ensure that they don’t come at too high a cost, as the adoption of such technologies can also lead to an unacceptable increase in government surveillance.
Continue readingBehind the curtain of smart cities: where do we stand?
As cities deal with the byproducts of increased urbanization: overpopulation, increases in energy consumption, and overall resource management, they have looked... View Article
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