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Google’s Sidewalk Labs “smart city” initiative in Toronto was canceled for similar reasons. Google wanted to collect all the data, refused to share any of the d

Google’s Sidewalk Labs “smart city” initiative in Toronto was canceled for similar reasons. Google wanted to collect all the data, refused to share any of the data with the municipality and refused to take any measures to address the privacy concerns. Google’s arrogance and their refusal to work with stakeholders in a productive manner insured the death of the proposal.

Gibbon1 5y ago
That's another data point that supports my belief that google doesn't understand what a customer is.
- shuntress 5y ago
  The customer is advertisers. The product is less valuable if the customer can get it somewhere other than Google.