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Venture capitalist Roger McNamee calls for end to Sidewalk Labs development

By Ian Bickis – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jun 6, 2019

TORONTO – A prominent technology investor is adding his voice to those calling on Toronto to abandon the proposed Sidewalk Labs development on the city's waterfront. Venture capitalist Roger McNamee, who was an early investor in Facebook…

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Protecting children’s data privacy in the smart city

Siobhan O'Flynn May 17, 2019

The devices that we use have unique identifiers. With cross-browser fingerprinting, the data we generate as users isn’t as anonymized as we believe it is. The tracking of our online activity is extensive, comprehensive and persistent, and…