"Smart City Tech Can Enhance Life with Data Privacy Protections"

Smart city technologies offer to improve urban living by expanding residents' access to government services, while tackling various societal challenges, such as managing traffic congestion, lowering carbon emissions, improving public health outcomes, and providing affordable housing. A smart city initiative may include Internet-connected sensors, mobile apps, public Wi-Fi access, high-speed communications networks, utility meters, and cameras, all of which collect large amounts of potentially sensitive data about residents and then process the data using analytics tools and algorithms. However, concerns about protecting privacy and public trust may counterbalance the benefits of smart city technologies. Covington & Burling LLP, a global law firm based in Washington, DC, has released a new white paper in collaboration with Mcity that identifies some of the privacy concerns raised by smart cities, including government surveillance and data security. The paper suggests a set of principles to be considered while building and deploying smart city technologies, such as cybersecurity resilience, privacy by design, and trusted data sharing. This article continues to discuss the new white paper on privacy frameworks for smart cities. 

The University of Michigan reports "Smart City Tech Can Enhance Life with Data Privacy Protections"