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Re:NYC proposes rule to collect GPS data on car service pass... by ebbv on Sunday January 08, 2017 @11:11AM (#13350339)
This is a nice AstroTurf campaign by Uber. Regular taxis in NYC already give this information. It is about tracking the taxis, not the customers.

It's kind of crazy that Uber is trying to leverage customer privacy concerns given they recently started tracking customer location data even after they are dropped off.

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Re:NYC proposes rule to collect GPS data on car service pass... by JoshTriplett on Sunday January 08, 2017 @11:39AM (#13350518)
> Regular taxis in NYC already give this information.

All the more reason for a better service to differentiate themselves by not doing so.

> It is about tracking the taxis, not the customers.

And wiretapping eavesdrops on telephones, not people?

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