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  Interactive kiosks installed around downtown Cincinnati showcase restaurants, businesses and more

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  Mayor Aftab Pureval unveiled new IKE smart kiosks that will be installed around downtown Cincinnati. The kiosks will display a multitude of things, …

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  Toronto Plans on Stopping the Construction of Smart Cities Following Concerns of Privacy

  archdaily.com – Dima Stouhi

  As more smart cities make their way across the globe, whether it being in countries of the Far East, Latin America, or the Middle East, Toronto is …

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  Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever

  MIT Technology Review – Karrie Jacobs

  In February, the city of Toronto announced plans for a new development along its waterfront. They read like a wish list for any passionate urbanist: …

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  The ‘Hyper’ Innovative Vehicle Solution Shaping the Future of Mobility

  lgnewsroom.com – LG-One Corp

  LG Electronics’ Vehicle component Solutions (VS) company is focused on creating new technologies and solutions for the fast-changing automotive …

• Marketed on the basis of being free and convenient, the IKE kiosks collect data on every person who comes near them, including id’ing your bluetooth and wifi devices. Cameras record your face, examine your choices and selections. Their payback is “surveillance capitalism” where you are subsumed into the Technocrat control grid.
  See this recent story: ‘Free’ Interactive Kiosks Surveil Everyone While Scooping Up Their Personal Information. ⁃ TN Editor

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  IKE’s Smart City Surveillance Kiosks Installed In Houston | From the Trenches World Report

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  Marketed on the basis of being free and convenient, the IKE kiosks collect data on every person who comes near them, including id’ing your bluetooth …

• The kiosks have dual-sided digital touchscreens and say they are fully ADA-compliant, complete with a suite of interactive applications that drive discovery of area businesses and other local points of interest, promote diverse mobility solutions, and improve equity with 24/7 access to resources.

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  City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

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  CTO at City of Peachtree Corners and Chief of Civic Innovation & Technology at City of Louisville join a panel of experts from across the urban …

• Smart interactive kiosks like IKE boast about offering free advertising to local businesses during the pandemic, so how do they make any money?

  https://www.technocracy.news/free-interactive-kiosks-surveil-everyone-while-scooping-up-their-personal-information/

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• Trnnsit signs in Toronto tested

  

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  E-Paper Startup Shows How Its Transit Screens Handle Canadian Winters

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  February 4, 2022 by Dave Haynes A lot of the discussion around the viability of outdoor displays tends to focus, understandably, on whether a screen …