The City That Has Its Own Operating System

So where do we opt out? How do we keep the X letter agencies from mining all the data? Thinking about this, the whole smart city idea always seems like a game of Russian roulette in Pandora's Box to me. Once we start something like this, there is no way of going back.

I know that the main goal of this project is to reduce Co2 output and use energy more efficiently. See http://www.greendigitalcharter.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05...

But why network an entire city? Arguably a smart power grid would be the first option instead of what appears like a wireless network in monitor mode. Although as of right now it appears as if the network is only open for researchers http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/02/bristol_smart_city_r...

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