Transit: PRESTO, Databases, Stalkers and So On

[dewline]

Worrying. Ottawa's about to dispense with paper bus passes in a couple of months, whether we like the idea or not...and I just e-mailed my city councillor about it.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2483101/compass-presto-transit-passes-could-be-another-tool-to-abusers-advocates/

Update 15 April 2017: My councillor just got back to me about it, and they're checking with people at OC Transpo about IT security measures and suchlike. More as it develops.

Comments

[armiphlage]

The Presto system has failed to work in Toronto, so surely it will succeed in Ottawa.

[dewline]

Neither of us is feeling all that comfortable with that idea, are we?

[shanejayell]

After spending all the money installing the thing everywhere in lower mainland BC, the tap in & out thing was buggy. They eventually ironed it out tho.

I haven't registered my card, so in theory they only know someone is using it, not my identity.