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Policing the Smart Home: The Internet of Things as ‘Invisible Witnesses’

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Policing the Smart Home: The Internet of Things as ‘Invisible Witnesses’. / Urquhart, Lachlan; Miranda, Diana; Podoletz, Lena.
In: Information Polity, Vol. 27, No. 2, 26.07.2022, p. 233-246.

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Urquhart, L, Miranda, D & Podoletz, L 2022, 'Policing the Smart Home: The Internet of Things as ‘Invisible Witnesses’', Information Polity, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 233-246. https://doi.org/10.3233/IP-211541

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Urquhart, L., Miranda, D., & Podoletz, L. (2022). Policing the Smart Home: The Internet of Things as ‘Invisible Witnesses’. Information Polity, 27(2), 233-246. https://doi.org/10.3233/IP-211541

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Urquhart L, Miranda D, Podoletz L. Policing the Smart Home: The Internet of Things as ‘Invisible Witnesses’. Information Polity. 2022 Jul 26;27(2):233-246. doi: 10.3233/IP-211541

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Urquhart, Lachlan ; Miranda, Diana ; Podoletz, Lena. / Policing the Smart Home : The Internet of Things as ‘Invisible Witnesses’. In: Information Polity. 2022 ; Vol. 27, No. 2. pp. 233-246.

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