The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) claim the city’s data collection is illegal. Los Angeles said it couldn’t comment on the lawsuit, as it had not seen it. (The Verge)

Talking point: Many cities have started to track e-scooters after they were variously thrown in bodies of water, set on fire, and parked illegally. Columbus, Chattanooga, Omaha, San Jose, Seattle and Austin all want e-scooter companies to provide location data. California has become the testing ground for these laws, due in part to a state law outlining privacy for certain kinds of electronic communications. Uber, for example, has brought its own lawsuit claiming the Los Angeles provision violates state privacy law. The ACLU and EFF suit is potentially farther reaching—it claims the provisions violate the fourth amendment of the federal constitution, which prevents unlawful search and seizure.