How ‘smart cities’ make us more watched than ever before | The Listening Post

As urban populations soar, surveillance is intensifying in the form of “smart cities” built around the collection of data. But beneath promises to improve services lie serious concerns for residents’ privacy and freedoms. Produced by Tariq Nafi. Featuring: Anna Kwok – Executive Director, Hong Kong Democracy Council Dhaksh Raj Sooriya – Senior Researcher, Surveillance Resistance Lab Julia Angwin – Investigative Journalist Our socials: https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost https://twitter.com/ajlisteningpost https://www.facebook.com/AJListeningPost https://www.threads.net/@ajlisteningpost https://bsky.app/profile/ajlisteningpost.bsky.social Subscribe to our Newsletter: http://aje.io/upic5 http://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/ #smartcity #technology #bigtech #documentary #explainer