Introduction In September 2020, four Republican senators introduced the Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act (the “SAFE DATA Act”).1 However, their introduction of a bill that would attempt to address the federal government’s lack of comprehensive data privacy regulation was far from the first time Congress had tried to…
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Rideshare, Regulation, and Rights: How Los Angeles’ initiative to monitor “dockless mobility” companies is complicated by individual privacy rights
Cities all over the country have seen their streets transformed overnight – sometimes literally – by the addition of personal electronic scooters.1 Taking the baton from Uber (who is trying to take it back), companies such as Bird, Lime and Spin have provided the public with another means of shared transportation. Unlike rideshare, dockless mobility…