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of the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics in NYC, one of the
major issues they needed to tackle was privacy concerns

which is also a key concern of the people in Hong Kong.

In early 2017, NYC authority’s requested data of pickup
and drop-off times and their associated locations for every

journey undertaken by for-hire-vehicles (FHV) such as Uber,
for analysis and release onto the open data portal; this
triggered a public outcry.

132 Official: Data helps reduce traffic fatalities

According to the Driver Fatigue Rules, a FHV driver is
allowed to transport passengers for no more than 10 hours
in any 24-hour session, nor can they exceed 60 hours

weekly. The information collected could help monitor
drivers’ working hours, thus help reduce the risk of fatigue
driving, in support of the city's Vision Zero initiative to
reduce traffic fatalities.

At the same time, the number of FHV vehicles and
trips has grown rapidly in the City with Uber and Lyft