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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: 2) by takyon on Monday December 05 2016, @04:47PM
I intended it to mean the passenger but you can be assured the driver is being tracked most of the time.
Basically all of the drivers use smartphones with GPS always on and Google Maps running, plugged into the cigarette lighter. The drivers may not even know how to get around the city they are driving in without GPS+maps.
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