The planned collaboration between Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto plan imagines a city of the future on 12-acres of the eastern waterfront at Parliament and Queens Quay. While Sidewalk Labs said it would de-identify data, it couldn’t guarantee what third parties would do. David Fraser, a privacy lawyer advising Sidewalk Labs, was surprised Cavoukian’s resignation came when it did. “Sidewalk Labs is at the centre of a debate about data and data protection. In a written statement, Sidewalk Labs spokesperson Dan Levitan said: “Sidewalk Labs has committed to implement, as a company, the principles of Privacy by Design.

Source: thestar October 20, 2018 22:52 UTC