When corporations begin to sound a lot like governments, it is a critical time to rebuild, empower and trust our institutions in order to keep the roles straight. Bianca Wylie, who some are calling the Jane Jacobs of smart cities, has made waves in the urban design world for speaking out against digital surveillance by casting a spotlight on the implications of the mining of that data by private corporations and the commoditization of the data gathered from citizens in public spaces. Bianca reminds us that the design of process in democracy is critical, and it is specifically city institutions that should be the bulwarks of democratic resistance to hegemonies of both national governments and big corporations.
Bianca Wylie is a Toronto-based, open-government advocate with a dual background in technology and public engagement. She was among the early critics to raise concerns about privacy issues of Sidewalk Lab’s controversial project of the smart neighborhood on Toronto’s waterfront land. She is also the co-founder of Tech Reset Canada and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
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