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> Uber has resisted the rule for months, arguing, with the backing of several data privacy organizations, that the city’s policy constitutes government surveill

> Uber has resisted the rule for months, arguing, with the backing of several data privacy organizations, that the city’s policy constitutes government surveillance. With minimal analysis, they say, the information could easily reveal where people live, work, socialize or worship. I actually laughed out loud when I read this. Incredible that these companies have the audacity to take that stance. "It is only we, the technocratic elite, that should be allowed to know where people live, work, socialize or worship, and to use that information to extract even more data and even more profit from these people. The city government should sweep the streets and mind its own business."

marcoperaza 7y ago
I’m confused that HN is suddenly enthralled with giving real time location data to the government. There was actually a recent Supreme Court case that extended Fourth Amendment protections to such data.
- chance_state 7y ago
  If you read my comment as being "enthralled with giving real time location data to the government", I would encourage you to read it again. I was merely pointing out the irony and hypocrisy of a company like Uber, for god's sake, trying to dodge regulation by crying privacy.
- angleofrepose 7y ago
  If that were the case: > enthralled with giving real time location data to the government Then I would completely agree with you, but as I point out in the first except of my original comment, this IS NOT the case. Maybe the reporting is wrong, and therefore I'm wrong, but I'm frustrated by the general consensus in this thread being what you just wrote. That is not the situation. And similarly, I'm frustrated by the implicit defense of ride share companies here. As I end my original comment, I distrust both municipalities and these ride share companies. I'm not enthralled by anything here.
angleofrepose 7y ago
haha! This is exactly what my EDIT addresses, I found your comment after updating. I completely agree.

marcoperaza 7y ago

I’m confused that HN is suddenly enthralled with giving real time location data to the government. There was actually a recent Supreme Court case that extended Fourth Amendment protections to such data.

chance_state 7y ago
If you read my comment as being "enthralled with giving real time location data to the government", I would encourage you to read it again. I was merely pointing out the irony and hypocrisy of a company like Uber, for god's sake, trying to dodge regulation by crying privacy.
angleofrepose 7y ago
If that were the case: > enthralled with giving real time location data to the government Then I would completely agree with you, but as I point out in the first except of my original comment, this IS NOT the case. Maybe the reporting is wrong, and therefore I'm wrong, but I'm frustrated by the general consensus in this thread being what you just wrote. That is not the situation. And similarly, I'm frustrated by the implicit defense of ride share companies here. As I end my original comment, I distrust both municipalities and these ride share companies. I'm not enthralled by anything here.

angleofrepose 7y ago

haha! This is exactly what my EDIT addresses, I found your comment after updating. I completely agree.