Toronto has become one of the leading cities in the world for instituting a smart-city infrastructure. Though the Sidewalk Labs project isn't without controversy, smart cities are on the rise. So how do they mesh with privacy? "An ad campaign [recently] released by the Toronto Transit Commission publicly distributes embarrassing surveillance tapes to deter fare evasion," University of Ottawa Juris Doctor Candidate Emilie Scott, CIPP/C, points out, adding, "In light of this, we should be questioning how this campaign reflects on the dissipating privacy norms in our city." In this post for Privacy Perspectives, Scott discusses this disturbing trend and how citizens should not normalize surveillance as a behavioral deterrent. 
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