They include a lack of “independent oversight” and an “insufficient role” for the city, Brian Beamish wrote in a letter to Stephen Diamond, Waterfront Toronto’s board chair. The letter, first reported by The Globe and Mail, called the Urban Data Trust—the entity the company has proposed creating to oversee data collection—“problematic” because its mandate would overlap those of existing privacy regulators. Both Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs told The Logic they welcomed the feedback. (The Logic)

Talking point: Earlier this month, Waterfront Toronto’s Digital Strategy and Advisory Panel said Sidewalk Labs’ Master Innovation and Development Plan was not “sufficiently specific,” and that Waterfront Toronto and all three levels of government, not the company, should develop proposals for the digital governance of the smart neighbourhood planned for Toronto’s Port Lands. Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs will need to come to a consensus on issues including data collection, use and governance—specifically, whether they believe the proposal complies with the law—by October 31, the date of their agreement’s termination option.