NYC’s transit agency won’t track subway riders anymore, here’s why

The official website of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has a feature that can track people’s movements by entering their credit card info. The transit agency has now announced that it is disabling this feature. As part of its commitment to privacy, the MTA has also confirmed removing the seven-day history feature for the One Metro New York (OMNY) system which was introduced in 2020.

Read what MTA said about disabling the features

In a statement to Engadget, MTA spokesperson Eugene Resnick said: “This feature was meant to help our customers who want access to their tap-and-go trip histories, both paid and free, without having to create an OMNY account.