October 30, 2019

Uber sues LA in bid to protect scooter riders’ geolocation data

The anonymized real-time location data the city's after can easily be associated with riders, thereby jeopardizing their privacy, Uber says.

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July 25, 2018

Hidden camera Uber driver fired after live streaming passenger journeys

He streamed videos of hundreds of passengers on Twitch, where viewers critiqued bodies and behavior and grabbed at least one upskirt clip.

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May 09, 2018

Uber car software detected woman before fatal crash but failed to stop

Uber has reportedly discovered that the fatal crash was likely caused by a software bug in its self-driving car technology.

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February 08, 2018

Uber data breach aided by lack of multi-factor authentication

How to bolt a stable door when the horse is already miles down the road...

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February 06, 2018

Uber and Waymo clash in court over driverless technology

Day one in court saw evidence that former Uber CEO Kalanick desperately wanted self-driving car technology. And a "pound of flesh."

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January 29, 2018

Lyft investigates allegations of employees snooping on riders

On an anonymous site, a purported Lyft worker claimed that employees look up ride data on exes, actors, porn stars and Mark Zuckerberg.

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January 22, 2018

Uber hit with criticism of “useless” two-factor authentication

An Indian researcher has created a stir by claiming Uber's 2FA is "useless". What's the full story?

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December 18, 2017

DOJ confirms Uber is under criminal investigation

The plot of the Waymo vs Uber fight over stolen self-driving technology is getting thicker and thicker

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December 13, 2017

Massive Uber data scraping and secret servers exposed in Waymo suit

It’s old news that Uber has legal troubles on its plate - but the plot has thickened considerably in recent weeks.

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