<div dir="ltr">Last month Laura Bliss of Citylab wrote an excellent piece examining the data governance issues that precipitated this fight:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2020/02/los-angeles-transportation-data-mobility-scooter-mds-uber/606178/">https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2020/02/los-angeles-transportation-data-mobility-scooter-mds-uber/606178/</a><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:57 AM Yosem Companys <<a href="mailto:ycompanys@gmail.com">ycompanys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <u></u> <div style="word-break:break-word"> <table lang="container" dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <div dir="ltr"><div>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.<br></div><div><ul><li>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.</li><li>LA responds. City officials believe that Uber’s primary concern isn’t user privacy. 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