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on Sunday February 12 2017, @08:28AM
from the can't-get-caught-if-you're-not-cheating dept.
from the can't-get-caught-if-you're-not-cheating dept.
A French businessman is suing Uber for 45 million euros, for destroying his marriage.
It seems that he installed the Uber app on his wife's phone, used it once, and then logged out. Later, when using the app on his own phone to arrange tête-à-têtes with his mistress, his wife received Uber notifications, and figured out what was going on. Uber attributes this to a bug in their software specifically related to an older version of iOS.
What do soylentils think generally about the liability of tech companies for bugs in their software? Some say liability is needed to force some responsibility; others say it would be the death of the software industry as we know it.
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(Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday February 12 2017, @03:47PM
Why should Uber have to utter even a single syllable of an apology? They were not the one cheating on their wife, nor did they act in any kind of malicious manner that enabled the wife to find out.
Just my 2 ¥.
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(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Sunday February 12 2017, @04:00PM
I believe that they should because a bug in their app, however mildly, affected at least one of its users. Uber has strong-armed their way into markets, IMO, and when they make mistakes they should be accountable. Sincere apology would take care of it.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Sunday February 12 2017, @11:00PM
Why should Uber have to utter even a single syllable of an apology?
Sure, an ass got his comeuppance in this case, but the implications are pretty serious. At the very least, Uber should be warning users that notifications may be sent to devices previously used and that there is no expectation of privacy with the use of their app.