The ‘S’ in Smart Cities really stands for ‘Surveillance’
Despite the hype about smart cities, I dare you to watch this video and not come away from it thinking that we’re about to live in a dystopia:
It’s enough for me to rip up any plans I had to go and live/work in a city. Scary stuff.
In other news:
- The new Amazon Alexa now has a touchscreen and a camera
- Privacy is a now a commodity for the rich and powerful (like we couldn’t see that coming…)
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