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Tag: smart city

Portland kicks Sidewalk Labs’ Replica to the curb

Rick Turoczy on February 24, 2021

Turns out that the Rose City is having second thoughts about anonymous — yet somewhat still creepy — tracking stuff. Even if it was a project that spun out of Google. That’s right. Portland’s partnership with Replica and Sidewalk Labs has come to an end.

Category: Oregon, Portland
Tag: Google, kate kaye, Portland, replica, sidewalk, sidewalk labs, smart city

Fast Company publishes exposé on privacy concerns with Portland smart city data

Rick Turoczy on March 8, 2020

You may have heard about the work that Portland Metro has been doing with Replica, a spin off of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs, designed to empower local governments with better data for making decisions for their constituents. Especially for things like smart city planning and the like.

Category: Data, Oregon, Portland, privacy
Tag: Data, fast company, Metro, Portland, privacy, smart city