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the countrywide system? Are foreign building owners • How can we design systems that provide for the
required to share data? There are no easy answers to extraordinary benefits the technology has to offer
these questions. while still respecting and protecting privacy?

Privacy is one of the most important digital issues for • How do we ensure that technologies that are
2020 and the future. This most recent pandemic is temporarily put in place during an emergency (such
simply adding an accelerant to an already rising privacy as a pandemic) will be disconnected/dismantled
discussion. As technology capabilities continue to grow once the crisis is past or under control?
(as demonstrated by what we see in China today) there
are many questions that arise from this growing level of • Finally, will privacy in a building be offered as an
hyper-connectivity: amenity in the near future?

• Just because we can—should we? This discussion will no doubt continue to evolve and
develop in complexity over the next several years. To
• Will this hyper-connectivity and potential for keep our community educated and aware, we are devel-
surveillance and behavioral modification be oping multiple sessions on cyber, privacy and ChinaTech
accepted by the masses in places such as China? for Realcomm | IBcon 2020.

• What role will building owners play in this This is not a topic that can be avoided; it will require a
discussion in democratic and communist great degree of discussion and involvement by everyone
societies? involved with buildings. Given the speed at which it is
developing in China, we cannot delay.

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