A new legislation in California aims to put curbs on the data Uber Technologies and other ride-hailing companies can collect and disclose. The move comes in the wake of reports that Uber has a tool that apparently lets its employees track the location of customers that have requested car service.

The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce considers on Monday the Assembly Bill No. 886 (Chau), which has a number of consumer organizations and privacy groups as its backers.

The use of smartphones to request a ride, and their continued use in the course of travel, has resulted in the collection of a significant amount of personal information and data on each user, including information on where consumers live and work, and where they go and when, according to Assembly Member Ed Chau, the sponsor of the bill.

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