> “The big, big elephant in the room is protection of privacy and ensuring security,” says Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s foreign affairs minister and minister-in-charge of Smart Nation.
The idea that Singapore will protect the privacy of its citizens (or their access to information) is not credible in light of:
The idea that Singapore will protect the privacy of its citizens (or their access to information) is not credible in light of:
* http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2013/06/regulating-sin...
and
* https://sg.news.yahoo.com/-smart-nation--singapore-will-be-w...
The ruling party uses power to eliminate opposition:
* http://www.csmonitor.com/1990/0731/eross.html
and
* https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-33363045/suppression-i...
Many, many other examples can be found with minimal searching.