I know how easy it is - that's one issue I have. I don't like this type of intrusion into what used to be much more private as opposed to it being tracked with GPS.
Call me a simple man, call me a criminal, but I want to be able to do and go where I want, and have the least amount of people know about it. We have been using taxis for so...so long without this - is the slight and negligible capability worth the loss of any type of anonymity?
if someone is so worried about anonymity, why would they be using a credit card in the first place? Cash talks faster than plastic. with fewer questions asked.
I fully agree that i much prefer to go and please as I want, but if i'm using a card in a taxi, i don't expect privacy to be on the top of the list... were credit card records ever private?? I don't remember a point and time when taxi service with a credit card didn't leave a paper trail....
We could always be like England, I really don't see an issue with this with taxies.... you have camera's on subway's, the city bus, trains, do you really expect any form of transportation besides your personal car and your own two feet to be private??
I can say for certain, if you come into my store with cash, and a first name only, I'm sure as hell going to remember everything else about you that I can, including the mode of transportation you took to my store, the clothes you were wearing, the license plate of the vehicle, and any other form of identification that i can see. I already have a few people like that... and i know more about them than i do with my people that have an account with me....
Can you honestly say you expect anonymity in todays day and age of techological overtaking?