Tag: sidewalk labs
  • Mar 17, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Drawing the Line: Are Smart Cities Compatible with Human Rights and Privacy?

PIA blog followed Google’s Sidewalk Labs project in Toronto for some years, until the plan to create a futuristic smart city was dropped in 2020. The principal problem with the project was privacy. A Guardian article quotes Jim Balsillie, co-founder of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, as saying that the project was “a colonizing experiment … Continue reading “Drawing the Line: Are Smart Cities Compatible with Human Rights and Privacy?”

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  • Nov 30, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Google’s “smart city” in Toronto: what it wanted, what it will now get – and why it’s still problematic for privacy

Earlier this year, Privacy News Online wrote about the latest news concerning plans to create a model “smart city” on Toronto’s waterfront. The company involved, Sidewalk Labs, is part of the Alphabet stable, along with Google. In an attempt to quell fears about privacy and other aspects of the plan, Sidewalk Labs released 1500 pages … Continue reading “Google’s “smart city” in Toronto: what it wanted, what it will now get – and why it’s still problematic for privacy”

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