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Re:NYC proposes rule to collect GPS data on car service pass... by jgalt212 on Sunday January 08, 2017 @09:45AM (#13349853)
In general, I tend to a agree with you. i.e. Big Brother is bad, but if Big Brother is being Big Brother to protect you against the abuses of Uber then the case is not so clear against increased govt data collection.
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Re:NYC proposes rule to collect GPS data on car service pass... by givinguflac on Sunday January 08, 2017 @10:57AM (#13350241)
The article makes a clear distinction between reasonable collection for those purposes, and this plan which is clearly a catch all with plenty of loopholes for using it however they'd like. I'm all for efficiency and against abuses, but there no way they need all this data for that purpose.
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