If you value your privacy, here are four Uber important reasons to consider using a service other than Uber. Below are four initiatives within Uber that used your location to violate your privacy.
Our favorite is Number 4. When you made this list, did they sell it to Viagra, Trojan or Pea in the Pod maternity wear?
1. Uber “Greyball” – Uber used geolocation data to deceive authorities
worldwide using Greyball—a tool that tracked its riders’ movements in
order to identify, and avoid, police officers and city officials that
attempted to investigate and clamp down on the service.1
2. Uber “God View” – Uber executives and employees bragged about
their geolocation-tracking capabilities at parties by entertaining guests
with God View—a tool that displayed Uber riders’ identities, precise
whereabouts, and movements in real time. This program was also
abused by Uber employees to stalk journalists, celebrities, and ex-girlfriends.2
3. Uber “Hell” – Uber used geolocation data to track Lyft drivers’ precise
movements and habits to draw conclusions about which of its drivers
were also working for Lyft, its top competitor.3
4. Uber “Rides of Glory” – Uber used geolocation data to identify users
that it believed were travelling to or from a “one-night stand,” which it
apparently defined as any person that “took a ride between 10pm and
4am on a Friday or Saturday night, and then took a second ride from
within 1/10th of a mile of the previous nights’ drop-off point 4-6
hours later (enough for a quick night’s sleep).”4
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