August 12, 2018

Smart Cities, Resistance August 12, 2018

Quayside, Toronto: The Fight Against Google’s Smart City Experiment

Google chose Toronto as a model test site for their vision of a 'Smart City." However, Canadian activist Bianca Wylie has Google's number: "We need to change our laws to reject surveillance capitalism as a social norm.” People are rallying to Wylie's reasoning, and they are forcing exposure, transparency and accountability, which is something Google was trying to avoid altogether.

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Global Banking, Technocracy August 12, 2018

Harvard: Reining in Technocracy to Increase Democratic Legitimacy

Caution on Technocracy sometimes comes from the oddest places. In this instance, from the Chair of the Systemic Risk Council and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University. He concludes, "Even if, as I believe, technocrats need to retreat somewhat, the larger recommendation is that elected legislators need to step up."

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Police State August 12, 2018

Blueprint: The Technocratic Police State Of Dubai

Because Dubai is an autocratic dictatorship, it is possible to implement Technocracy without any consultation with or consideration of the residents. Thus, the highest-tech equipment available is being rapidly implemented to create a tight-knit police state. Almost all of the technology is of western origin and will certainly make its way back to America.

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