What we have suggested...and it's just a proposal, to some extent filling the void that has existed that we discussed earlier. In our proposal, we think an independent body, which could be under the auspices of a government or be a more independent body called a “civic data trust,” ought to be responsible for that data. Our hypothesis is that any time someone wants to use urban data, they have to make a detailed application. We would be in the same position as everyone else to the data trust for approval of the use of that data. That application would include what data is being collected, how it is going to be used, whether it will be open going forward and what kind of investment they actually have to make.
Part of what we want to do is make sure that we find the right balance between ensuring that there is adequate privacy protection and at the same time not completely chilling innovation. But those decisions would not be ours to make. Ultimately, the data trust, at least in our proposal, would then have oversight, once something has been approved, to ensure that the rules are being complied with.