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Privacy is a major concern for the project, and the directors regularly meet with private and public collaborators. There are also community meetings that take place so that people in the city can ask questions and have their concerns addressed.

For example, the most recent one was in October: http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/announcing-the-octo...

Skepticism around projects like this is absolutely necessary and should be actively encouraged. The point of this project is to enable cities, universities and research groups to directly tap into key environmental factors and help craft smarter policies for the benefit of everyone.