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    22 hours ago

    Metro has partnered with GoCarma, whose mobile app automatically tracks travel behavior and odometer readings — making participation easier than ever.

    There’s the fun part. They’re going to track the shit out of you and your car. Whether you successfully earn that $600 or not, they’re going to hoover up your data and sell it for more.

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        21 hours ago

        The tracking is happening on your mobile phone. That’s where mobile apps go.

        It sees where you go when you don’t have a car.

        It sees what public transit you use.

        It sees how all sorts of habits are altered without a car.

        They will probably find new ways to A/B test the shit out of you too. I’d rather test new medications for cash than be a part of unregulated behavior studies ran by psychopaths.