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Now HK protesters are declaring war on smart lamp posts
- Tuesday | 27th August, 2019
ITEM: Anti-extradition protesters in Hong Kong attacked smart lamp posts over the weekend, illustrating a key requirement for governments planning smart city initiatives: the trust of their citizens. Background: The HK government is deploying around 400 smart lamp posts under a three-year pilot that started at the end of June. The lamp posts are equipped with cameras and sensors to monitor things like meteorological conditions, air quality and traffic flow. And so that’s why they sawed a smart lamp post down. On the other hand, it’s not like these smart lamp posts can’t be used for mass surveillance.
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