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Technological advancements in recent years have brought significant change to the life of citizens through a wide range of services aimed at improving their quality of life. Innovative applications aim to effective and efficiently benefit citizens of a smart city, by making the most of large amounts of data generated by daily use. The development of a smart city combined with new technologies can significantly improve the quality of life of citizens as they come into direct contact with the digital world of information technology (IoT). The trust and satisfaction of citizens towards these new technologies is the main element to their acceptance and successful utilization. Therefore, a smart city must in every case safeguard the security and privacy of citizens by protecting all their personal data to maintain user privacy. Throughout this edifice strict protection measures are taken and possible vulnerabilities identified. Through such a series of actions and methods a strategic culture is developed for the effective implementation of the measures so that the benefits of the smart city are realized and citizens feel safe.