Apps for reporting cars that block bike lanes can help even the balance of power between cyclists and drivers, but they also have troubling privacy implications (Sarah Holder/The Atlantic)

Sarah Holder / The Atlantic:
Apps for reporting cars that block bike lanes can help even the balance of power between cyclists and drivers, but they also have troubling privacy implications  —  Apps that track bike-lane offenders help cyclists feel a sense of agency.  But they also encourage city residents to surveil one another's movements.



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