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CSIS warns 'smart city' technology can open door to attacks, foreign interference

“If you really want to have a very smart city, we should actually think about what it is you don't want to connect, first of all”


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Canada's intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections.

A newly released report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urges policy-makers and the technology industry to consider steps that can be taken to address and ease the emerging security threat before “smart city” platforms are widely adopted. ---More...

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