The $1 trillion Neom megadevelopment is set to feature an artificial ski resort, robots and AI — but tech pundits have privacy concerns for residents.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s in-the-works Saudi Arabian megadevelopment is being touted as a futuristic paradise — but tech privacy pundits are concerned for the rights of residents.
This has a concerning amount of potential to mutate into less of a science fiction dreamscape than a metropolis at the mercy of state surveillance, warned Marwa Fatafta, a policy manager for the digital rights organization Access Now.Neom will be on the Gulf of Aqaba, slightly east of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.The futuristic megacity will feature two massive, mirror-encased skyscrapers that extend into the desert.
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