Uber and Lyft will now have to hand over detailed trip data from every ride to the city, Taxi and Limousine Commission officials ruled Thursday morning.
The new rules mean that the rideshare app companies will have to give the city drop-off locations in addition to pick-up time and location.
The rule is a part of the agency’s updated “fatigued driving” rules, which aim to keep a closer eye on how many hours drivers spend on the road.
Uber had fought the rules, saying it compromised the privacy and safety of its customers. But the rules passed on Thursday, they made rules a little looser, requiring the companies to turn over an intersection instead of an exact address.
“This new proposal reflects that the TLC is beginning to understand the concerns privacy experts have raised,” said an Uber spokesperson. “We will continue to stand up to protect the privacy of our riders and drivers, especially in an age when data collected by government agencies can be hacked, shared, misused or otherwise made public.”
TLC officials are still working out the detail of how to collect the data, and said it won’t start gathering it for at least six months.
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