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The Folks Over At Uber Are Such Scumbags

Journal by NotSanguine

It seems like almost every day a new story comes out about yet another unsavory practice by Uber.

First it was the sexual harassment allegations and apparent cover up, then it was the angry rant by their CEO, then an expose concerning their deceptions to avoid law enforcement scrutiny.

As if that weren't enough, Google/Waymo then sued Uber for the theft of documents by Tony Levandowski. Uber and Levandowski's lawyers continue to stonewall Google's lawyers and the courts.

And now, it seems that Uber has been skimming fares by quoting one (higher) fare to customers and another (lower) fare to drivers, then pocketing the difference.

So what is it with these folks? Is their culture so ethically sparse that this seems normal? Or does every corporation act this way and these guys just aren't very slick?

I hope Uber gets sued into oblivion. Sadly, the folks who perpetrate this stuff are protected by the corporate veil. They should go to PMITA prison until they lose all sphincter control.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 13 2017, @06:27AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 13 2017, @06:27AM (#493275)

    Lyft has picked up disgruntled Uber users, especially after the #DeleteUber campaign.

    If things go well for Google's case, they could turn a billion dollar profit on Waymo without collecting their first fare.

  • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Thursday April 13 2017, @07:07AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Thursday April 13 2017, @07:07AM (#493282) Journal

    Well, at least they are not United Airlines. Could be worse!

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Friday April 14 2017, @04:42AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Friday April 14 2017, @04:42AM (#493819) Journal

    Uber Tracked Lyft Drivers [soylentnews.org]

    Uber Engineer Must Reveal Reason for Pleading the Fifth to Judge [soylentnews.org]

    OMG!

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    • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday April 14 2017, @05:53PM

      by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Friday April 14 2017, @05:53PM (#494112) Homepage Journal

      Not sure I'd use that term, but the folks at Uber certainly seem to be pretty ethically challenged.

      I suspect that most of the issues will be ignored by Uber users (the ones I know really love them for some, unknown reason) except, perhaps, that Uber's been ripping them off [arstechnica.com].

      Even then, I don't see a lot of folks turning their backs, because most of those folks that may have more money than sense.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Wednesday April 19 2017, @09:48AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Wednesday April 19 2017, @09:48AM (#496217) Journal

    They could always apply for a job at Microsoft, they fit the profile perfectly. Of course the introduction into aiming and throwing chairs is required before any position can be considered :p

    Any other corporations where they would fit in? ;)

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