Urban Law & Technology

Privacy — understood in terms of freedom from identification,

surveillance, and profiling — is a precondition of the diversity and

tolerance that define the urban experience. But with “smart”

technologies eroding the anonymity of city sidewalks and streets, and

turning them into surveilled spaces, are cities the first to get caught in

the line of fire? Alternatively, are cities the final bastions of privacy?

Will the interaction of tech companies and city governments lead

cities worldwide to converge around the privatization of public spaces

and monetization of data with little to no privacy protections? Or will

we see different city identities take root based on local resistance and

legal action?

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