Your Uber Data Is Being Mined to Prevent Bridge Collapses
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Monitoring the structural integrity of these bridges could add 15 years of service to a bridge’s lifespan. But experts worry it’s an invasion of drivers’ privacy.
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An infamous quote about “known unknowns” comes to mind when discussing the kinds of data that rideshare apps collect from their users. Because truly, there are things we know the apps track—position, acceleration, even battery
