“It’s important to explain to the public how smart city systems will conserve important elements – be it routines, privacy, anonymity or helping expand their ability to explore new competencies, interactions, and relationships.”
The result of smart city living will be a huge accumulation of data on every resident, providing insight into their routines, preferences, shopping habits and general behaviour.
Assuming that devices cover an entire city, messages could be delivered to potential customers anywhere, at any time, via any medium that has a display.