Uber begins background collection of rider location data
▻https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/28/uber-background-location-data-collection
Imagine you’re on your way to a therapy appointment in a downtown high-rise. You hail an Uber and enter a nearby coffee shop as your destination so you can grab a snack before the appointment. In the car, you scroll through Instagram and check your email. You get out, buy your coffee, and walk around the corner to your therapist’s office. If you installed the latest app update, Uber has been tracking your location the entire time. The app update (it’s 3.222.4, for those keeping track) (...)