Flock pitched turning Uber and Lyft drivers into a mobile surveillance network
THE SO WHAT
Treat every connected fleet — rideshare, delivery, service vans — as a potential data-exhaust business, and assume someone is pitching to monetize it. If you operate or partner with fleets, you need explicit policies on secondary data use now, before a leak or proposal like this drags you into a privacy and trust fight you didn't plan for.
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