Sergei Lonshakov : Smart cities are the future, but they might threaten privacy

Is it possible to build a sustainable IoT-powered smart city of the future, one that doesn’t have all the dystopian side effects?
You might have heard the term “smart city” before — a futuristic, utopian idea that we might see implemented in the foreseeable future. Indeed, some metropolises — like Singapore, Seoul, Amsterdam, Oslo and Tokyo — are already on their way to becoming “smart.”