Google, and its parent company, Alphabet, have an ambitious and complex plan to reinvent how people live in cities. They recently announced a partnership with Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto to redevelop a plot of land into a cutting-edge urban neighborhood. It will use the latest digital technology, like self-driving shuttles, and will have affordable housing and renewable energy sources. But though it will be a game-changer in a lot of ways, people are left wondering how privacy will be protected, considering there will be large amounts of data collected on people and places in the neighborhood.
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