(B.N. Frank) Many American municipalities – even the ones that don’t officially call themselves “Smart Cities” – have still been installing expensive, privacy invasive, and hazardous “Smart City” technologies. Utility “Smart” meters (electric, gas, and water), “Smart” streetlights, police surveillance tech (see 1, 2) and more! Despite opposition, cities in Northeast Ohio recently decided to use millions from COVID relief funds to purchase more surveillance tech for law enforcement.
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Cars In Europe: Mandatory GPS Tracking, Cameras, Speed Limiters
(Activist Post) On July 6, all new vehicles sold in Europe – including the UK – will be equipped with a speeder limiter as per new legal requirements to boost road safety.
Mask Theatrics at G20: Global Leaders Remove Masks After Posing for Cameras
(Jim Hoft) These people really mock you.
The Average American Is Recorded 238 Times a Week
(Robert Wheeler) Do you have a cell phone? Unless it’s an old antiquated flip phone, there’s a camera. Public parks, roadways, the parking garage at your favorite shopping center, police officers wearing body cameras, school…they are everywhere.