> I know why they want analytics; I'm asking why they are giving out live tracking data to a single private company. This free data is effectively a subsidy. H

> I know why they want analytics; I'm asking why they are giving out live tracking data to a single private company. This free data is effectively a subsidy. How is it a subsidy? They are getting the analytical data they want and are not having to pay anything for it. They could spend tons of time and money to build an analytics system, but that sounds like a waste of tax dollars. You'll also notice that their code is hosted on GitHub, is that a subsidy too?