The pursuit of political capital typically begins in earnest—legislators act on an idea they believe will improve the quality of life for citizens they serve. However, making laws is rapidly inundated with personal ideals, unnecessary opinions, and intrusions of well-heeled outside interests working only to benefit their bottom line.
This is especially true as new technologies revolutionize marketplaces. Yet, many often forget that while guidelines are necessary to navigating uncharted economic waters, lawmakers should only proceed with only full awareness of potentially negative consequences that could disproportionally impact Black people and other communities of color.
Such is the case with a new proposal being considered by the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners.
Targeting new, app-based platforms offering accessible food options and secondary income streams for thousands of Miami Dade residents, the proposal would require these platforms to collect and share private personal account information—putting all users' data at risk.
The proposed bill would require companies like Grubhub and DoorDash to share “contact information” with restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores for each transaction on the app.
While the details of what constitutes “contact information” aren’t specified, it likely includes delivery addresses, phone numbers, and emails— at a minimum. New regulations would also effectively require platforms to disclose commissions and payments received by partner restaurants and third-party app employees.
The data-sharing requirements contained in the proposal undermine prevailing trends in privacy law that place more control over personal information in the hands of the individual. Privacy laws generally provide individuals with the right to know what information businesses store, control when it is disclosed or sold, and ask that it be deleted.
In contrast to those rights, this bill mandates the disclosure of personal information to private businesses regardless of a customer’s preference, and fails to even provide an opt-out to allow the customer to exercise control over how their information is shared. In essence, the law compels companies to disclose information they would not otherwise share.
This bill is a carbon copy of legislation being pushed by the Digital Restaurant Association (DRA) – an organization with close ties to Travis Kalanick. Kalanick is the former founder of Uber, and he was ousted after his tenure was plagued by a series of privacy scandals, discrimination complaints, and allegations of sexual misconduct.
Kalanick’s proclivity to harvest sensitive information about individuals was well documented during his tenure at Uber. In 2017, the New York Times reported that Uber employees were using an app called Greyball to operate in places where service was deemed illegal—essentially sidestepping the authorities and the law.
He regularly abused Apple’s privacy rules—"fingerprinting” users to identify their accounts and “geofencing” locations to digitally identify reviewers of Uber’s software. In 2014, when a woman was raped by an Uber driver, Kalanick’s executives met with Delhi police and obtained the accuser’s medical records—a clear violation of privacy law.
[ + ] Thought_Criminal
[ - ] Thought_Criminal 5 points 1.7 yearsSep 8, 2023 14:02:46 ago (+5/-0)
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 3 points 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 21:40:34 ago (+3/-0)
i already sent them a letter but i agree this will pass
[ + ] Gowithit
[ - ] Gowithit 2 points 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 22:07:43 ago (+2/-0)
Sincerely
-your Overlords.
Oh the response may not say that but thats what they meant. 😆
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 2 points 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 22:13:12 ago (+2/-0)
there is another local politician that wants to limit people living on rented rvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZBh3Npipm8&lc=UgzPvQwiJnrfCmEITJ54AaABAg.9uQIhIjKSnu9uQYXZtHXNU
check this out
[ + ] Gowithit
[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 22:58:09 ago (+1/-0)
"I don't know who the fuck that is and I'm not dealing with their bullshit"
They don't care who they rent to. I get it fine, the government is putting us in this position with the money and fuck them but can there be basic consideration? Just because you want to earn some extra money don't bring your crackhead people in my fuckng back yard?
Fucking niggers bring the nigger shit in and then are the cause of government overstepping. God damn it but if I take action they are the first fuckers to call the police. Wait no. First they tell their "landlord" then its a thing with them then the landlord (neighbor )like a bitch calls the cops.
You touched a nerve here dosdevanya.
[ + ] Gowithit
[ - ] Gowithit 0 points 1.6 yearsSep 13, 2023 17:28:51 ago (+0/-0)*
@dosvydanya_freedomz
Above story I just talked about
See? See? But Im the bitch right? Oh vindication is the BEST thing ever . Today about 2 hours ago almost.
https://files.catbox.moe/jodagw.mp4
Aha fucking CALLED IT!
[ + ] Ex_hack
[ - ] Ex_hack 2 points 1.7 yearsSep 8, 2023 12:39:56 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] Hand_Of_Node
[ - ] Hand_Of_Node 3 points 1.7 yearsSep 8, 2023 13:21:21 ago (+3/-0)
Hmmm.
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 3 points 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 21:43:25 ago (+3/-0)
yes i dont hide i was born in communist cuba that's why i oppose shit like this and support our founding fathers and the bill of rights.
the founders didnt create a communist or a fascist system and yes they were all white!
[ + ] Gowithit
[ - ] Gowithit 2 points 1.7 yearsSep 8, 2023 15:17:24 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 21:41:14 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Gowithit
[ - ] Gowithit 2 points 1.6 yearsSep 8, 2023 21:55:12 ago (+2/-0)