The smart city appellation really is some first rate branding. That we can choose to accept or reject.It’s time to get rid of the ideological misnomer “smart cities.” What would be a more accurate way to describe this approach to city making—Corporate-controlled surveillance urbanism (CCSU)? Digital urban technocracy? Tracked cities? Big data towns?— David Madden (@davidjmadden) July 17, 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019
"It’s time to get rid of the ideological misnomer 'smart cities.'”
Following up on yesterday's "Sidewalk Labs' Smart-Cities Will Create A For-Profit Social Credit System" (GOOG)", a tweet from LSE sociologist David Madden back in July:
