smart cities

Neom: Is Saudi Arabia Constructing Future Babylon?

When I first wrote about Neom in October 2017, it was a crazy, whacked-out idea for a pop-up city in the desert of Saudi Arabia: 170 kilometers long (105.6 miles), 200 meters wide, and 500 meters high. When completed, it will be 33 times the size of New York City. Today, Saudi officials say it is 20% completed, and this video proves it. It will exist as a Techate, being the "smartest" city on earth. No cars allowed!

Five Ways Your Privacy Is Under Attack – And How To Protect It

“There’s a way to look at digital communications in the past. I can’t go into detail of how that’s done or what’s done, but I can tell you that no digital communication is secure.” Those were the startling words shared by former FBI Counter Terrorism agent Tim Clemente just over a decade ago on CNN Read More...

Hohmann: Citizens Fight Back Against Dangers Of Smart City Surveillance

A key driver of smart city transformation is the nationwide network of Councils of Governments (COGs) that practice regionalization of smart city technologies. COGS also include Metropolitan Policy Organizations (MPOs). These unconstitutional bodies, all nonprofit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), have hoodwinked the nation's cities and counties into adopting a plethora of smart city programs.

Quick Take: WEF’s “Summer Davos” kills the “Good Guy China” meme

Today marks the end of World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the three-day-long meeting in Tianjin, China known as “Summer Davos”. Really, the very fact this meeting exists should be the beginning and end of the “China are opposing globalism” conversation, but alas it likely won’t be. If that’s not enough, …

Saudi Arabia Announces Another Futuristic Metropolis With Giant “Virtual Reality” Cube

The Saudis are the most prolific builders of fantastical cities in the world. First Neom and now New Murabba with its futuristic centerpiece of a golden cube (The Mukaab) of 1,300 on each side. This is a combination of physical and virtual reality that sounds like an immersive Metaverse simulation.

Who Or What Has Control Of Your Smart Home?

Smart home technology has hidden dangers that most  home owners do not understand. "Smart home" includes programmable devices within the home and, bi-directional connectivity to the Internet. Utility smart meters provide another gateway to monitor and control connected electrical devices such as thermostats, refrigerators, washers and driers, etc.