Massive Uber hack....

[NewtonMP2100]

.....they kept it secret for a year.....cyber attack of 57 million riders and drivers........no ss# but email, addresses, credit card #, etc......


....they paid hackers money to delete the info......Uber is now under investigation.......

[space-time]

I used Uber for the first time last week. I used ApplePay.

[Winston]

When I was having trouble with the Uber app sometime in the last year Uber support told me to delete and reinstall it. When I went to the reviews for the app, people were complaining that the new version was set up to track their location even when not being used, with no option to turn that off.

So I didn't reinstall it. Told Uber support why, too.

Maybe they've changed that, but I'd already had one strike against them when they wouldn't honor a first-time-use coupon.

They would have to work pretty hard to get me back. If they've fixed the app, they certainly didn't let me know.

[AllGold]

Winston, they did fix the app and give you an option to turn off tracking when not in use.

However, they're still the ultimate corporate scumbags.

[gabester]

And who knows whether they actually stop tracking when you toggle it off? They may reduce tracking... but I bet they're still tracking you a bit... like at least every time you open the app (so that, you know, they can get your ride to you quicker.)

[Winston]

gabester wrote:
And who knows whether they actually stop tracking when you toggle it off? They may reduce tracking... but I bet they're still tracking you a bit... like at least every time you open the app (so that, you know, they can get your ride to you quicker.)

I expect a ride sharing app to know my location when I use it. That's part of the convenience - that it sends my location to the prospective drivers. And it needs location data for pricing. No problems with that. After all, a taxi company or an airline knows where I am when I'm using their services.

If I wanted to be charitable, Uber wanted to make the experience even faster by having tracking on all the time. Never mind that it runs the phone's battery down faster, and it's creepy. Poorly thought out, whatever the reason. (I was more concerned with the battery issue than the location issue, but annoyed in principle about tracking my movements.)

[Speedy]

All the time tracking is for your benefit. They make sure you are not home when they want to burgle your place.