NYC Subway Will Disable ‘Feature’ That Leaked Trip History (404media.co)

Context - https://www.404media.co/i-tracked-nyc-subway-rider-home-omny... and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37321595

this feels like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. is this a common attack vector? frustrating that we sacrifice so much usability to prevent niche problems like this.