I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

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I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

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I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

During all this monitoring, I wasn’t anywhere near the rider. I didn’t even need to see them with my own eyes. Instead, I was sitting inside an apartment, following their movements through a feature on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) website, which runs the New York City subway system.