One thing about data rich environments – you have to trust that the data keepers do what they say they are going to do. As we all know, Uber collects a lot of data – even data that they don’t know what they will use it for – but surely they will need it in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]One of the downsides of collecting data is that you may have to disclose it. In Uber’s case, it collects a lot of data, so regulators and law enforcement can ask for that data. In this case, even though the release of all this data is not a breach, it still could be a cause […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As if Uber didn’t have enough challenges, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the FTC against Uber. EPIC says, in it’s complaint, that Uber’s new privacy policy allows Uber to collect precise customer location information, even if the app is running in the background or the customer has turned off their […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Uber has released a new privacy statement which goes into effect July 15th. If you use Uber after that date, you are consenting to their new policy. While not outrageous, it is interesting. And it does point out one difference between Uber and a taxi. The taxi is much more anonymous. At worst, the taxi […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Reports of Uber customers saying that they are being charged for rides that they did not take are beginning to surface in the United States (previous reports have been international). In at least some cases, Uber is refunding the cost if people contact them. Uber continues to claim that they cannot find any evidence of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Ars technica is reporting that Uber is scrambling to try to recover from an itty bitty problem. Apparently, someone posted Uber source code (probably an Uber employee) to the public source code repository GitHub. GitHub is a wonderful tool for storing open source software code in a way that is easy for developers to share. […]
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