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Uber Now Tracking Users After the Ride is Over

posted by martyb on Monday December 05 2016, @02:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the 1984-called dept.

takyon writes:

Uber is beginning to track the locations of riders up to five minutes after a ride has ended:

As promised, Uber is now tracking you even when your ride is over. The ride-hailing service said the surveillance—even when riders close the app—will improve its service.

The company now tracks customers from when they request a ride until five minutes after the ride has ended. According to Uber, the move will help drivers locate riders without having to call them, and it will also allow Uber to analyze whether people are being dropped off and picked up properly—like on the correct side of the street.

"We do this to improve pickups, drop-offs, customer service, and to enhance safety," Uber said.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Arik on Monday December 05 2016, @11:46PM

    by Arik (4543) on Monday December 05 2016, @11:46PM (#437466) Journal
    GPS IS actually that accurate.

    But you won't get that kind of accuracy with the extremely minimal hardware actually built into the typical cellphone, at least not without staying in the same place for a long period of time and averaging.

    A dedicated GPS unit will have a MUCH better antenna and will localize more quickly.

    Google likes to cheat by taking into account wifi signals and previous readings etc. but in the end they're still guessing, and often noticeably wrong.
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