“Two years ago, Google (now Alphabet) formed Sidewalk Labs with the belief that emerging technologies could help tackle the world's toughest urban challenges.”

It’s Google. It’s all about how much money they can make. It’s all about taking your information and monetizing it. Sure, if tackling “urban challenges” occurs as a side effect, so much the better, but first the mighty Gargle beast must be fed. If overcoming urban challenges costs so much as a nickel and if the nickel isn’t coughed up by taxpayers, then we set aside all those challengy ambitions and concentrate on shovelling dough into the great beast’s maw.