In the news

You are reading a single comment by @fredtc and its replies. Click here to read the full conversation.

•

NotThamesWater

City planners zero in on cyclists through exercise app

Like tens of millions of commuters around the world, 35-year-old east London resident Jemma Taylor monitors her cycle ride to and from work.
Using the fitness tracker app Strava, Ms Taylor logs the route, speed and other data on her 7.5-mile journey to the capital’s financial centre. She uses this to set goals on her commute and for training at her local cycling club.
Her information is also being used by London’s planners. In 2016 Strava signed a contract with Transport for London, the city’s transport agency, to share its data. In October TfL renewed the relationship, signing up to a four-year contract worth $272,080.

•

fredtc in reply to @NotThamesWater

for anyone interested in such things I would highly reccomend The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff. A hefty, but I think very important read

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781781256855?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzJfXsuat5gIVx7HtCh2gJw8cEAQYBSABEgIKJPD_BwE

•

c00ps in reply to @fredtc

Enjoyed her on Adam Buxton's podcast the other week. Definitely on my to read list.
•

Rik_Van_Looy in reply to @fredtc

I feel like a proper fuckwit.
I'm partway through that book and relatively aware of the data economy (e.g. appalled when Google bought Fitbit)
Bizarrely I still signed up to the Strava "make our cities better for cycling" thingy...

About

Avatar for fredtc @fredtc started