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I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’
(www.404media.co)
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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What's the feature
From the article, you can get a detailed usage history of MTA transactions by simply supplying the credit card number (which they state can very often be bought on the dark web). The lack of identity confirmation to pull the report is the concern.
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.