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Frida and the smart city
In a new quarter in Haselhorst the streetlights count bicycles and the bins report when they are full, and Frida, who rides through it every day, wants to know who sees the data. Learn to talk about infrastructure, networked mobility and data sovereignty, and to weigh convenience against privacy.
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Urban planner
Er erfasst nur Fahrräder, und zwar völlig anonym. Aus den Daten lässt sich nicht ablesen, wer wann wo unterwegs war.
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It only records bikes, and completely anonymously. The data can't tell anyone who was out and about where and when.
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Urban planner
Ausgewertet wird ausschließlich im Bezirksamt, und niemand wird einzeln überwacht. Transparenz ist uns wichtig, deshalb auch die Infotafel.
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Only the district office analyses them, and nobody is monitored individually. Transparency matters to us - hence the information board.
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Frida
Oh. Und wozu dann die ganze Vernetzung?
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Oh. And what's all the connectivity for, then?
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Urban planner
Für vernetzte Mobilität: In Echtzeit erfahren Sie, wo eine Ladesäule frei ist und wie dicht der Verkehr gerade ist.
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For networked mobility: you find out in real time where a charging point is free and how heavy the traffic is right now.
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Frida
Zugegeben, die Bequemlichkeit ist verlockend. Nur: Wie viel Privatsphäre geben wir dafür preis?
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Admittedly, the convenience is tempting. Only: how much privacy are we giving up for it?
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Urban planner
Berechtigt. Deshalb entscheidet jede und jeder selbst, was erfasst wird - Stichwort Datensouveränität.
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Fair point. That's why everyone decides for themselves what gets recorded - data sovereignty, in a word.
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Frida
Klingt vernünftig, solange der Datenschutz kein leeres Versprechen ist.
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Sounds sensible, as long as data protection isn't an empty promise.
Words and Phrases
- die Infrastruktur infrastructure
- die Vernetzung networking
- die Datensouveränität data sovereignty
- die Mobilität mobility
- der Sensor sensor
- die Stadtplanung urban planning
- das Quartier quarter
- die Ladesäule charging station
- die Überwachung surveillance
- die Transparenz transparency
- die Bequemlichkeit convenience
- vernetzen to network
- erfassen to record
- auswerten to analyse
- überwachen to monitor
- anonym anonymous
- in Echtzeit in real time
- die Daten (pl.) data
- der Datenschutz data protection
- die Privatsphäre privacy
- der Verkehr traffic
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