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Google Cancels 'Smart Town' Plan Criticized as 'Data Surveillance Test Bed'

Google-affiliated corporate Sidewalk Labs has reportedly deserted its plan to construct a high-tech "smart town" on Toronto's waterfront because of "unprecedented economic uncertainty." The venture had already confronted controversy across the tech massive's information assortment plans, with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association referred to as it a "data surveillance test bed."
Google-affiliated company Sidewalk Labs has reportedly abandoned its plan to build a high-tech "smart town" on Toronto's waterfront due to "unprecedented economic uncertainty." The project had already faced controversy around the tech giant's data collection plans, with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association called it a "data surveillance test bed."

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