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Wernick, A., & Artyushina, A. (2023). Future-proofing the city: A human rights-based approach to governing algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies. Internet Policy Review, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.14763/2023.1.1695

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Wernick, Alina and Artyushina, Anna. 2023. "Future-proofing the city: A human rights-based approach to governing algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies". Internet Policy Review 12 (1). DOI: 10.14763/2023.1.1695. https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/future-proofing-the-city.

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Wernick, Alina, and Artyushina, Anna. "Future-proofing the city: A human rights-based approach to governing algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies". Internet Policy Review 12.1 (2023). Web. 3 Sep. 2026.

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Wernick A, Artyushina A. Future-proofing the city: A human rights-based approach to governing algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies. Internet Policy Review [Internet]. 2023 [3 September 2026];12(1). Available from: https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/future-proofing-the-city

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