More than half the world’s population lives in cities, and cities are projected to add another 2.5 billion people over the next three decades. But behind the facade of safety and energy efficiency lies the dark side of smart cities where ‘smart’ is often a euphemism for surveillance. With major cities embracing surveillance technologies and nearly one billion CCTV cameras deployed worldwide, there are increasing concerns of smart cities turning into dystopian surveillance states. 

Find out about the dark side of smart cities in this podcast.

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