I resigned in protest from Sidewalk Labs' 'smart city' project over privacy concerns

Ann Cavoukian was hired by Sidwalk Labs to help embed privacy into the design of Sidewalk Labs' proposed 'smart city' in Toronto. The former privacy commissioner of Ontario warns that we need to act to prevent projects like these from becoming 'smart cities of surveillance.'
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[@jesusistheanswer2074]

Wow, thank you for standing up for our rights!

[@Bigdog750]

Smart City should be called Control City

[@billgatesisntadr7995]

Not enough people like this woman

[@stuntmanmike2931]

Luckily

[@PradeepPurple]

Alphabet company aka Google for those not in the know

[@dreoneful]

Everything she says is happening now just ask Snowden

[@LovePoison23443]

Everyone: yay cool tech city thing Me: Watch_dogs' ctOS trauma intensifies

[@mariagisone3451]

Agenda21 Brave woman for speaking out.

[@tothetrees760]

Interesting that 2 years later CBC is pro technocracy, pro big Pharma, they are pro forced vaccination, pro lockdown, pro mandate etc.

[@fk2812]

Ann is one of the smartest person I’ve ever encountered. Being a female and brilliant should be an inspiration to many young women aspiring to be global leaders, like her.

[@stuntmanmike2931]

😂😂😂😂

[@theroicompany]

Anika the plan is a complete surveillance by big tech and govt.. hello ..think china social credit score..its here..

[@freesiahevnosey6124]

yup. if we're anti-capitalist in any shape or form, technofascism will cancel us.

[@chrisgeorgallis7746]

Great Soul.🙏🙏🙏💗

[@zinnia3684]

CBC yah right.

[@nyk3334]

Smart people limit tech.

[@michaelloparco2173]

I just don’t want to be overdrawn at the memory bank.....

[@diseno2040]

Brilliant

[@tiffaniterris2886]

Lmao, riiiight, because bill gates is ethical.

[@michaelloparco2173]

Get out of cities....

[@jerryzhu1015]

good actress

[@reelillusionl123]

Programmable matter.

[@shelly1432]

Wth🤔😱 build u a tiny house & live off grid

[@ultimate80sguy7]

I like this lady, but she's a touch naive if she thinks Bill Gates of all people is going to do anything to secure people's privacy.

[@martinjpkozak]

Urghhhh

[@boopit8596]

At least we're not speaking German right now though eh guys..... guys?

[@OsirisMalkovich]

The tech isn't the problem. The problem is capitalism.

[@RosCCkpg]

and you mean Communism is the answer? great, because we have a great history of communism.

[@OsirisMalkovich]

@@RosCCkpg There are more than two options.

[@wreckzc]

I don't think the type of system is the problem as all countries face this problem. There needs to be an international treaty on internet privacy

[@oneguy4253]

If the government has access to the data it would be even worse than corporations because they can punish us for going to the "wrong" places and associating with the "wrong" people. I don't care if corporations have my data because they can't do anything to me. The government is far more dangerous.

[@OsirisMalkovich]

@@oneguy4253 Keep telling yourself that.

[@KarlitosMajdos]

Ana, you would trust Bill Gates? LOL!

[@terryblais9128]

Sorry but I think there is alot of good that comes from public surveillance. And can't see what would be possibly wrong. I mean who cares if cameras watch uou go fir coffee or any other legal thing us law abiding people do. Seems like only shady people should fear surveillance. I am so for more clear surveillance of all public. I also believe that the micro chips our bank cards would serve us better if it was implanted sub dermally. Just saying.

[@a.macdonald4877]

you need help...just saying

[@bmx13andit52]

@@a.macdonald4877 there is no help for people like this but there is a forum where they can “openly discuss” tyrannical modern day communistic regime. Terry here is probably good mates with Harari and Schwab already by the sounds of it

[@tpmash]

You need serious help

[@terryblais9128]

Like I said only shady people care if cameras are everywhere but private homes. I guess some folks don't understand the value video surveillance has had on solving and deterring many horrific acts. Murders kidnappings assaults thefts robberys all have proven the need for closer scrutiny of the people. I bet some of you are against Nanny cams. Many serious criminals have been caught by the limited amount of surveillance we have to date. Don't do shameful acts and you have nothing to fear.

[@bmx13andit52]

@@terryblais9128 what about when your government rules that you are a terrorist because you don’t agree with their policies, agenda or actions. They now track you and arrest you within the hour simply for putting up a post “inciting anger” towards the government. What about when the government decides you are a “threat to national security” because you don’t conform to the insanity of their regime and openly speak your mind about it. The problems is you lack the intuition to think about the possibility that these systems designed to “protect us” might actually be designed to control us. Call it conspiracy all you want but take a look around the world, look at canada, look at Australia, look at US, look at UK and if the tyranny of these countries don’t scare you yet look at China, China is a prime example of what this technology would be used for. It’s all about connecting infrastructures and technologies to implement a social credit system or something similar. Look into ESGs CBDCs UBIs SGDs etc. I have no intention of “doing bad things” but I wouldn’t trust my government for a single second and be naive enough to believe they have our best interests at heart when they’re trying to implement systems like this all so rapidly coincidentally within times of turmoil and suffering due to policies and actions that exacerbate the deliberate downfall of our economies and lead to the turmoil and suffering in the first place. I could be wrong too but hey I’d rather be skeptical and wrong verse naive and wrong.

[@wreckzc]

So you were the reason Google walked away from Toronto? Got it...

[@rhijulbec1]

And we're overjoyed they did! You may not rank your privacy high on a list of priorities, but most Canadians do.

[@wreckzc]

@@rhijulbec1 I'm guessing most Canadians don't have Facebook and use social media then. It's ignorant to think it's not already the case. For example, if a person has Facebook, the phone company has no control over what data Facebook collects on you. Smart Cities isn't responsible to govern 3rd parties, that's the governments'. That's like saying rogers is responsible for all privacy through its network.

[@rhijulbec1]

@@wreckzc I see your point~I think. If you could clarify some of it. I think you're saying the gov't can't control the big companies? I promise I'm not being snotty or critical. I'm genuinely interested. I'd really appreciate if you'd clarify because I'm not really sure what you're pointing out. Thanks.

[@martinjpkozak]

Why is everyone so anal about their privacy and like someone said... Do you not use a cellphone that already tracks all your activity jeez

[@mpegvdo]

Go read 1984 and Brave New World.

[@desmondclark3193]

You can limit what you cell phone does.

[@desmondclark3193]

@TS 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oneguy4253]

You can leave your cellphone at home when you go out or use airplane mode. "Smart" Cities will monitor you with or without your consent.

[@My_Dixie_Wrecked_]

Cell phone can be put in a faraday phone case, thrown away, left at home. The biggest atrocities ever committed were by government/big corporations and you think it's a good idea to give that much power, influence, and information to them? Even after seeing the corruption and abuses that occurred during covid. We need less government not more.

[@tatjanamarusic3529]

if a child goes missing, it would be rather neat to have all of the information to track him down, no? besides, what are you doing in your everyday lives that's so damn important that you'd be opposed to being seen by the surveillance cameras?

[@terryblais9128]

Well said

[@stuntmanmike2931]

She’s just a crazy old woman

[@freesiahevnosey6124]

oh stop with the fear mongering. the kids will be alright. plus, hypothetically if these systems were hacked criminals could track your children to the washroom. just saying.

[@danielj4]

Enjoy the comfort of being controlled of your everyday move Good luck with that

[@XSpamDragonX]

Do you honestly think if Google ran the government and knew literally every detail of your life and every move you make they wouldn't use it to prevent their "customers" from not wanting to be owned?