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Cities are embracing new technology, but at what cost?
Smart city technology is spreading across urban centres worldwide, with cities adopting sensors, data platforms and automated systems to manage traffic, energy and public services. The trend has prompted debate over the trade-offs involved, including surveillance concerns, data privacy, high implementation costs and questions about who benefits from these upgrades.
Why now: Ongoing debate over the privacy, cost and equity trade-offs of smart city technology.
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Evidence
- Cities are embracing new technology, but at what cost? · Earth.com
- Cities are embracing new technology, but at what cost? · AOL.com
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