[privacy] STRIKE! Some Cabbies Walk Out As Planned

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_248050820.html
 
CBS) NEW YORK Get ready to put on your walking shoes! A fight with the city
over high-tech equipment has New York City taxi drivers going on strike this
morning.

At the 5 a.m. bewitching hour, an undetermined number of cabbies parked
their vehicles for 48 hours to protest new rules requiring New York City
cabs to carry electronic equipment, including GPS.

The electronic device at the center of the storm allows passengers to see
where they are going, but it also allows cabbies to be tracked, along with a
credit card processor that cabbies say eats into their profits. 

And that's why they're ready to put the brakes on the bid to mandate the
technology in every New York City taxi.

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