Taxi Drivers Drop Lawsuit Over GPS
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Taxi drivers dropped a lawsuit against the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission yesterday over GPS trackers the drivers had said were a violation of their rights. GPS devices were installed last year along with credit card readers, both of which drew harsh criticism from drivers and led them to go on strike twice. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance expressed concerns that the GPS devices could be used to track their movements, which some drivers said constituted an invasion of their privacy, but the TLC denied that they would use the devices to track the drivers. The alliance then launched a lawsuit against the TLC last September alleging that the forced installation was illegal under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fifteenth amendments, but failed to win an injunction stopping them from being placed in cabs.
