Franken Says Questions Remain About Lyft's Data Collection Practices
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., thanked mobile taxi service Lyft in a news release Monday for clarifying some of its data collection practices, but said “important questions” remain “unresolved.” Lyft said in a Dec. 30 letter to Franken that it has…
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taken “steps towards restricting access to customer trip data,” but some customer data is necessary for Lyft to perform its services adequately. “I was pleased to receive a response from Lyft, and I appreciate the company’s effort to provide thorough answers,” said Franken in the release. “I look forward to further discussing these matters -- for example, how and why Lyft retains customer data and how access to customer records is determined,” he said. Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., sent letters last month to the CEOs of Uber and Lyft inquiring about the companies’ privacy and data security policies (see 1412230040).