Last month Laura Bliss of Citylab wrote an excellent piece examining the data governance issues that precipitated this fight:
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2020/02/los-angeles-transportation-data-mobility-scooter-mds-uber/606178/ On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:57 AM Yosem Companys <[email protected]> wrote: > Uber has been sparring with the city’s transportation authority over a > rule that requires that it share real-time location data for its dockless > scooters. City officials have said they need this data to better manage > traffic and reduce safety hazards caused by abandoned scooters and bikes. > The WSJ's Preetika Rana and James Rundle have more. > > - Uber's argument. It maintains that the collection of real-time data > could give governments a precise window into the daily lives of its > residents, even if the information is scrubbed of names and other directly > identifiable information. > - LA responds. City officials believe that Uber’s primary concern > isn’t user privacy. They say the company is using the argument to > circumvent regulation and resist sharing information about its operations. > > > [image: Preview image] > <https://links910.mixmaxusercontent.com/5e196044087550002eab97f3/l/Naic39nfeGOepdJP6?messageId=48xni6e2JjyXwD3U6&rn=gIUxkI&re=IyZy9mLoNWZ052bpRXYyVmYpxmLzR3cpxGQ0xmI&sc=false> > Uber Sues Los Angeles Over Data-Sharing Rules > <https://links910.mixmaxusercontent.com/5e196044087550002eab97f3/l/pK04WHtlJnqbbh4EA?messageId=48xni6e2JjyXwD3U6&rn=gIUxkI&re=IyZy9mLoNWZ052bpRXYyVmYpxmLzR3cpxGQ0xmI&sc=false> > Uber Technologies sued the Los Angeles Department of Transportation on > Tuesday, escalating a monthslong disagreement over the city’s > data-collection efforts. > <https://links95.mixmaxusercontent.com/5e196044087550002eab97f3/l/sEozDPB3Z2jTk2c8Y?messageId=48xni6e2JjyXwD3U6&rn=gIUxkI&re=IyZy9mLoNWZ052bpRXYyVmYpxmLzR3cpxGQ0xmI&sc=false> > wsj.com > <https://links910.mixmaxusercontent.com/5e196044087550002eab97f3/l/71FdKHfvlbyIP3p11?messageId=48xni6e2JjyXwD3U6&rn=gIUxkI&re=IyZy9mLoNWZ052bpRXYyVmYpxmLzR3cpxGQ0xmI&sc=false> > [image: > Mixmax] > <https://mixmax.com/r/5e196044087550002eab97f3?ref=Website%20preview> > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major > commercial search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you > moderated: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, > change to digest mode, or change password by emailing > [email protected].
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