The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is suing three levels of government over a Google-backed plan to build a smart neighbourhood in Toronto. The association says the project is “invalid and needs to be reset”. It is run by the publicly funded Waterfront Toronto and Google-affiliated Sidewalk Labs. Privacy advocates are concerned the project will increase surveillance and outsource government responsibilities to a private corporation. Read More >>
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Original Post August 28, 2017 by Jon Woodhouse 25Shares Facebook17 Twitter3 LinkedIn1 Email3 More Maui’s electric utility has taken an extraordinary step in proposing to only provide new smart meters to customers who request them. The decision is likely the first time that a utility anywhere in the nation has adopted such a radical proposal. […]
Smart Meters on Maui
May 16
SOURCE: Ken Taylor ([email protected]) SUBHEAD: It is surprising to learn that the information collected by Maui smart meters goes directly to the mainland. By Debra Greene on 16 May 2012 via email in Island Breath – (http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2012/05/smart-meters-on-maui.html) Image above: Maui Meadows is above the Piilani Highway in Kihei on the westside below Mount Haleakala. From […]
