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Agreed. It seems that this is just because there's some precedence with the taxis, but that doesn't mean it should be expanded. If Uber wanted to sell or give
by snrplfth 10y ago
Agreed. It seems that this is just because there's some precedence with the taxis, but that doesn't mean it should be expanded.
If Uber wanted to sell or give away data, properly anonymized and in accordance with their terms of service, that seems fine to me. But it's potentially quite valuable to Uber even in this state, and it doesn't really make sense to require a business to give them this data, any more than it would be to require other data-driven companies to do so. If it's not for public safety or something of that nature, I don't see why the government should really care.
- kafkaesq 10y agoIf it's not for public safety or something of that nature, I don't see why the government should really care. Aside from public safety, there's a whole lot of reasons -- from measuring how efficient these services really are (in a rapidly changing transportation landscape) to ensuring truly open and fair competition among potential providers -- for which regulators (and the public generally) might have an interest in this data.
- snrplfth 10y agoYes, I suppose I can see how they might want that - I don't think it means that Uber is really obligated to give them anything though.