#DebitCard companies have muscled their way into #NewYorkCity 's subway system.

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#DebitCard companies have muscled their way into #NewYorkCity 's subway system. A law is mandating new #Privacy violating rules. The reason is the profits for the card companies, which they tell #NYC government will also mean profits from reformed turnstile jumpers.

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NYC transit just got rid of MetroCards for fares. Its successor could put your privacy at risk.

Unlike the MetroCard, the OMNY system requires train and bus riders in New York City to give their name and phone number to the government.

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