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  You Can’t Fight City Hall. But Maybe You Can Fight Google.

  

  nytimes.com

  Faced with an array of opponents for its sensor-laden city of tomorrow in Toronto, a Google sibling has drastically dialed back plans. The critics now want the tech giant to quit altogether.

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  Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Scraps Its Ambitious Toronto Project

  

  wired.com

  The Google sibling envisioned a tech-enabled and eco-friendly neighborhood. But residents rebelled over plans to collect...

  The Google sibling envisioned a tech-enabled and eco-friendly neighborhood. But residents rebelled over plans to collect and use their data, among other things.

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  Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

  

  nytimes.com

  The overhaul envisioned by a sibling company of Google has been lauded for its innovations. It’s...

  The overhaul envisioned by a sibling company of Google has been lauded for its innovations. It’s also been called a “corporate surveillance state.”

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  Google sister company agrees to scale back controversial Toronto project

  

  theguardian.com

  Sidewalk Labs agreed to 12 acres for a hi-tech waterfront neighbourhood rather than the 190 announced...

  Sidewalk Labs agreed to 12 acres for a hi-tech waterfront neighbourhood rather than the 190 announced in June The Google sister company Sidewalk Labs has agreed to scale back and refine its approach to a controversial hi-tech neighbourhood it has proposed for a swath of Toronto’s prime waterfront land.Instead of developing 190 acres of property, as it pitched in June, Sidewalk agreed on Thursday...

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