Just cities tech

A Beginner’s Guide to the All-Too-Dumb World of Smart Cities Technology

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Sensors and cameras blanket modern cities, monitoring everything from traffic patterns to students’ study habits to residents’ daily routines. But the tech frequently fails, shows racial bias, hurts residents, and drains local budgets. This site provides tools for evaluating and opposing government technology. Where technology works, this site will help you understand what safeguards you should demand your community put in place. Where technologies are a threat, we’ll give you arguments and resources to push back against their use.