[janfoeh]

> I agree that the government shouldn't have pervasive access to the records, but I WANT Uber to track my rides. That's how I can have recourse if a driver takes me for a spin.

Why would that require the passenger to identify themselves? You can have one without the other. Where I live, most taxis are organized in cooperatives. Drivers pay monthly for access to dispatch and are held to certain quality standards beyond the legal requirements.

Drivers are tracked by dispatch and expected to take optimal routes. If they deviate too far from that route on a fare, they have to explain themselves to dispatch. Simple as that, and it works extremely well.

[dllthomas]

If one wants to individually have recourse, then the ride needs to be identified. You are right that there can be systemic ways of addressing this issue other than individual recourse.