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madgar on Jan 5, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber Doesn’t Want to Give NYC (or Anyone) More Dat...

> I tell Uber the exact address at which I should be picked up and dropped off.

I just leave in the address that Uber guessed for me, which is always wrong by a couple of street numbers.

> Taxis don't get nearly that much granularity.

The GPS coords in the NYC taxi dataset are accurate enough that in aggregate, you can see precise hot spots at popular trip sources (MSG, GCT, Penn, etc). You should check it out: http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/about/trip_record_data.shtm...

JumpCrisscross on Jan 6, 2017 [–]

I don't have a problem with anyone knowing when I am at, or near, Grand Central or Penn Stations. I have an issue with a politician knowing I visited the home of a potential rival three times in a week before campaign filings are due.

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