谷歌母公司Alphabet領(lǐng)銜的項(xiàng)目計(jì)劃在加拿大多倫多湖濱興建一座“智慧城市”，但遭到當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T的強(qiáng)烈反對(duì),。他們主要擔(dān)心該項(xiàng)目對(duì)本地居民個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)保護(hù)不力,。

該項(xiàng)目由Alphabet旗下城市創(chuàng)新實(shí)驗(yàn)室Sidewalk Labs、加拿大政府機(jī)構(gòu)多倫多湖濱開發(fā)公司和多倫多市有關(guān)湖濱改造的公共財(cái)產(chǎn)管理者共同開發(fā),。7月底,，Sidewalk公開宣布，有意在計(jì)劃交易的下一階段投資5000萬美元,。

然而,，多倫多當(dāng)?shù)胤磳?duì)意見很大，項(xiàng)目能否推進(jìn)存疑,。

項(xiàng)目?jī)?nèi)容包括利用安裝在交通信號(hào)燈和垃圾處理器上的傳感器追蹤當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裥袨?。關(guān)注公民隱私權(quán)的團(tuán)體擔(dān)心,，敏感數(shù)據(jù)信息可能遭人濫用。為了平息擔(dān)憂,，多倫多湖濱開發(fā)公司同意,，將遵循居民對(duì)個(gè)人信息控制權(quán)的“指導(dǎo)原則”磋商知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)和數(shù)據(jù)隱私權(quán)。

可擔(dān)憂仍未消除,。

由于多倫多湖濱開發(fā)規(guī)劃已推遲數(shù)月,，加之項(xiàng)目里重要人士請(qǐng)辭，形勢(shì)越發(fā)惡化,。今年7月,，Sidewalk的堅(jiān)定支持者，也是多倫多湖濱開發(fā)公司的首席執(zhí)行官辭職,。8月初,，由于不愿與Alphabet當(dāng)項(xiàng)目合作伙伴，一位房地產(chǎn)開發(fā)商退出了董事會(huì),。

然而種種障礙可能恰恰證明,，如此重大的新任務(wù)本身就存在一些問題。以盈利為目的的科技公司與有責(zé)任保護(hù)公民隱私的政府部門合作時(shí),，矛盾尤為突出,。

不過如果項(xiàng)目能順利推行，Alphabet將首次利用技術(shù)解決現(xiàn)代社會(huì)里城市設(shè)計(jì)和技術(shù)方面的問題,，例如房?jī)r(jià)高企,、交通堵塞和環(huán)保可持續(xù)性等,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

A project headed up by Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and aimed at creating a “smart city” on Toronto’s waterfront, is facing stiff resistance from local officials whose chief concern is how residents’ personal data will be handled.

Behind the project are Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet subsidiary, and Waterfront Toronto, a Canadian government body and public stewards of the city’s waterfront revitalization. In late July, Sidewalk made public its intentions to invest $50 million for the next planning stage of the deal.

But there have been notable rumbles of local discontent, calling the entire project into question.

As part of the project, residents could be tracked by sensors embedded in traffic lights and garbage-disposal units. Privacy watchdogs have raised concern over who will control such sensitive digital information. To calm these worries, Waterfront Toronto has agreed to negotiate intellectual property ownership and digital privacy rights based on a set of “guiding principles” emphasizing people’s control over their own information.

But worries remain.

Monthly delays surrounding the release of local development plans coupled with the loss of key personnel have only made matters worse. The CEO of the Waterfront Toronto, a staunch supporter of Sidewalk, resigned in July. And in early August, a real-estate developer left the board because she was uncomfortable with Alphabet as a partner.

However, the obstacles may just prove teething problems inherent to such a colossal new task. They bring to the fore the challenges present when for-profit technology companies try to work alongside municipal agencies responsible for safeguarding citizens’ privacy.

If pulled off, it will be Alphabet’s first application of urban design and technology to tackle modern-day issues, such as expensive housing, traffic congestion and environmental sustainability.