“Obviously this is a great fit for abusers,” an expert on domestic violence and cybersecurity said.
During all this monitoring, I wasn’t anywhere near the rider. I didn’t even need to see them with my own eyes. Instead, I was sitting inside an apartment, following their movements through a feature on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) website, which runs the New York City subway system.
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You want to force people to show ID to use the subway?
Why is this info even public? That’s the real issue.
Not to use the subway, to access a payment card’s complete ride history.