Privacy concerns continue to surround the Waterfront Toronto smart city project, Yahoo Finance Canada reports. Metaviews President Jesse Hirsh said one of the more notable problems is that Sidewalk Labs, the group behind the project, has not addressed who will control information collected through the project. However, some question whether the project's privacy issues have been overblown. “If you consider the central importance of ensuring privacy protection in the building of a smart neighbourhood, I would say no.” said Waterfront Toronto Legal Counsel Chantal Bernier. “If you consider the robust privacy protection regime in Ontario and in Canada, I would say yes. The current debate seems to ignore the fact that privacy laws in Canada effectively govern the use of personal information to respect the fundamental right to privacy.”
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