FT China(@ftchina):Defenders argue that Chinese-backed ‘safe’ and ‘smart’ city technologies offer efficiency gains for automating cities. But experts say Beijing could gain access to sensitive data and, in extremis, flick a ‘kill switch’, shutting down a city’s operations https://t.co/76RoVfnf5p

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2021.06.09 08:59

Defenders argue that Chinese-backed ‘safe’ and ‘smart’ city technologies offer efficiency gains for automating cities. But experts say Beijing could gain access to sensitive data and, in extremis, flick a ‘kill switch’, shutting down a city’s operations