I think that we are now confronted with a decision similar to that which EU made about freedom from tracking, but evolved. The kiosks have video cameras in the

I think that we are now confronted with a decision similar to that which EU made about freedom from tracking, but evolved. The kiosks have video cameras in them. Information from kiosks across all 5 boroughs will be processed in real time, aggregated, and mined. This is a big data dream for Alphabet, who will combine street-level activity with information acquired from user's android phones. In exchange for providing Alphabet with valuable insight, civilians get free high speed wifi and some other goodies. Sidewalk Labs, who acquired the creator of the NYC kiosks and operates them is an Alphabet company. I encourage everyone to read through their privacy policy [1]. http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doitt/downloads/pdf/Proposed-PCS-Franchise-Exhibit-2-CityBridge-Privacy-Policy.pdf http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doitt/downloads/pdf/Proposed-PCS-...