<nettime> Google’s neoliberal dystopis

[allanINFO <allan@allansiegel.info>]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/24/google-alphabet-sidewalk-labs-toronto 

google wants to run cities without being elected. don't let it

With this district [in Toronto], Alphabet will have its own “urban living laboratory” where it can experiment with new smart systems and planning techniques. It can study how these systems and techniques work in the real world and how people are affected… 

Jathan Sadowski

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