surveillance It could happen here: How China's social credit system demonstrates the future of social control in smart cities Cory Doctorow

surveillance Toronto business and government signal full support for Sidewalk Labs' dominance of the city and beyond Rosemary Frei

privacy Public treated to obfuscation at Waterfront Toronto meeting on negotiations with Google sister company over surveillance district Rosemary Frei

privacy Toronto approves Google's surveillance city, despite leaks revealing Orwellian plans Cory Doctorow

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google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow

privacy Canadian Civil Liberties Association sues Toronto, Ontario, and Canada over the plan for a Google Sidewalk Labs "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow

design Design fiction, speculative design, and "creepiness" Cory Doctorow

biology The astounding present and dizzying future of synthetic biology Rob Reid

canada How Google's Sidewalk Labs has outmaneuvered Toronto in its bid to build a "smart city" Cory Doctorow

Business Surveillance advocate Eric Schmidt is stepping down as head of Google parent company Alphabet Cory Doctorow

Science After On Podcast #2:  Video Games as Medicine? Rob Reid

happy mutants Headbadges: the lost, gorgeous bicycle hood ornaments of yesteryear Cory Doctorow

Games Pokemon Go privacy rules are terrible (just like all your other apps) Cory Doctorow

Business Google shakes its structure up with Alphabet, and Sundar Pichai becomes Google CEO Xeni Jardin