San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency voted Tuesday to require taxi companies and drivers to cooperate with a plan to collect electronic data from cabs. It will then share  the data with developers to create cab-hailing apps in an attempt to help the taxi industry compete with ride-share firms, reports San Francisco Chronicle. Some drivers say the plan would violate their privacy and that of their passengers if location and fare data is stored electronically. Meanwhile, two UC Berkeley grad students found a glitch in the T-Mobile “WiFi Calling” feature that would allow others to listen in on or modify calls and text messages sent through the system. T-Mobile says it has sent a security update to all affected customers.
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