The New York Times reports on moves by the Egyptian government to gain more access to ride-sharing data from companies like Uber and Careem. The legislation is expected to go before the nation's parliament and would require ride-sharing companies to place servers inside the country and "link their data to 'relevant bodies' in government — a recipe, some worry, for intrusive and sweeping surveillance," the report states. The government's security forces already can track Egyptians via cellphones. "It's hard to imagine a legitimate reason for having this kind of extensive data on people's movements, unless it's part of a broader surveillance effort," Privacy International's Claire Lauterbach said. "And given Egypt's human rights record, that's not a very positive sign." (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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