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Flinc Promises to Turn You Into a Cabbie, But Hopefully Not a 'Taxi Driver'

A mobile app that promises to replace high taxi fares has just reared its head at this year's Demo Spring conference, and we can tell you that we don't like it one bit. Flinc is a service that allows average Joes and Janes to fancy themselves as for-hire chauffeurs, and charge strangers hard cash for wheeling them about town. When in need of a ride, the user simply fires up Flinc on their cell ...

NYC Grabs Cabbies' GPS Data, Busts Open $8M Taxi Scam

In New York City, a cab driver can be your best friend, regaling you with tales about the Big Apple of yore, and blasting Boston for an epic sing-along. He or she can also be your worst enemy by innocently proclaiming the credit card machine is "broken" after the ride has ended, forcing you to trek to an ATM, and thus allowing him to get off tax-free. Apparently, however, the truly seedy side of ...