The majority of scooters in LA are going to share your location with the city For every three scooters that don’t share GPS data, 10 will March 21, 2019 https://www.cnet.com/news/the-major...e-going-to-share-your-location-with-the-city/
Uber sues Los Angeles to keep scooter location data private The ride-hailing company doesn't want to share everything with the city's government October 28, 2019 https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-sues-los-angeles-to-keep-scooter-location-data-private/
Uber plans to file federal lawsuit against Los Angeles over location data privacy March 17, 2020 https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-plan...ainst-los-angeles-over-location-data-privacy/
Uber sues L.A. over real-time location data for scooters and bikes March 25, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-25/uber-sues-los-angeles-scooters-data-privacy
D.C. groups oppose city's real-time vehicle location tracking policy May 29, 2020 https://statescoop.com/washington-dc-groups-oppose-citys-real-time-vehicle-location-tracking-policy/
The ACLU is suing Los Angeles over its controversial scooter tracking system MDS, or Mobility Data Specification, is used by LADOT to track all of the city’s electric scooters June 8, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21284490/aclu-ladot-mds-lawsuit-scooter-tracking-uber ACLU: Privacy Lawsuit: Your Scooter GPS Data is Being Tracked EFF: EFF, ACLU File Lawsuit to Stop Los Angeles From Collecting Real-Time Tracking Data on Citizens’ Rental Scooters
Los Angeles used Signal to plan controversial vehicle-tracking program July 6, 2020 https://statescoop.com/los-angeles-dot-signal-mobility-data-specifications/ LADOT general manager used encrypted messaging for controversial tracking program
EPIC & CDT Amicus Brief Highlights Dangers of Unchecked Government Collection of E-Scooter Location Data August 3, 2021 https://epic.org/2021/08/epic-cdt-amicus-brief-highligh.html