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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: 1) by Mainframe Bloke on Monday December 05 2016, @10:49PM

    by Mainframe Bloke (1665) on Monday December 05 2016, @10:49PM (#437437) Journal

    Well said, MD.

    Re the original concept, I find it creepy. Think about it - they can track you at any time, effectively all the time, only limited by the space for storing the tracking data. "Information wants to be free", and freeing that information does not bode well for the subjects. It could end up anywhere.

    Makes me again strengthen my resolve to never use Uber, or any others like them. I may sound paranoid, but I really like my freedom and the power of knowing that they have no clue what my next move will be.