Is East Providence a Smart City?: A Community discussion on Surveillance, Behavior Modification, and Individual Rights
According to Sensys Gatso, maker of the city’s red light and speed cameras it already is. Their 2026 solution guide advertises their system as “a highly adaptable platform that evolves with the rapidly changing needs of modern smart cities.”
What is a smart city? How do traffic cameras change behavior? What implications does behavior modification have for individual constitutional rights? What other ways are technologies capturing and storing data about citizens?
We will discuss what all of this means for the residents of East Providence and for people everywhere who are trying to understand the role of surveillance technology in their daily lives.
Sunday October 4th
East Providence Public Library (Weaver Branch)
2 pm – 5 pm
41 Grove Avenue East Providence, RI