Boston has agreed to keep secret detailed data from every Uber ride in the city, according to a contract between the city and the company.
The agreement, signed on Jan. 12 and obtained by the Herald through a public records request, appears to comply with a specific public records exemption in Massachusetts state law, which says data which is voluntarily provided to governments does not fall under public records law.
"The data constitutes Uber's trade secrets or commercial or financial information voluntarily provided to the City for use in developing governmental policy and upon a promise of confidentiality," said Bonnie McGilpin, a spokeswoman for Mayor Martin J. Walsh.
The agreement also requires the city to inform Uber when the data is requested by a third party.
"The City shall promptly notify Uber upon receipt of such request or lawsuit so as to afford Uber the opportunity to take steps to prevent disclosure," the agreement states.
The agreement also says the data can only be shared with city employees or contractors who "need to use the data for City purposes."
Uber announced several weeks ago that it would be sharing trip data. The city said it would be useful for making policy decisions around transportation, development and infrastructure.
"This is going to be a useful tool to help inform policy planning and operation," Jascha Franklin-Hodge, the Hub's chief information officer, said at the time. "This data provides interesting sorts of insight to transportation patterns in the city."
Uber is also facing regulatory scrutiny in Boston and Massachusetts as regulators try to balance safety and insurance concerns with a popular and well-liked service.
Last week, Uber said it has around 10,000 drivers in its Boston market, which includes towns and cities north, west and south of Boston. That number has doubled in less than a year, Uber said.
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