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What does Uber do?

• recursive 10y ago
  They run an illegal taxi service. There's an app for it too.
  • EduardoBautista 10y ago
    It's legal in many cities.
    • cyphar 10y ago
      It's become legal (after the fact) in several cities, and Uber has allegedly intentionally attempted to subvert attempts by law enforcement to investigate their operations.
      • randyrand 10y ago
        Some cities it was legal to begin with, btw.
        • cyphar 10y ago
          Only following the law in "some cities" is not a good thing.
  • wyager 10y ago
    "Illegal" doesn't mean "I have a beef with it". Uber is legal in the vast majority of cities.
    • cyphar 10y ago
      "Mostly legal now" doesn't change the fact that it was illegal in the past and is still illegal in cities that are not in the "vast majority". Not to mention that they (allegedly) attempted to subvert law enforcement attempts to investigate them, by "greyballing" law enforcement. Whether that is considered obstruction of justice is a secondary question to whether it is incredibly shady.
    • recursive 10y ago
      I know. I'm using "illegal" to mean "against the law".
  • yoz-y 10y ago
    Half of Uber activity is illegal (UberX in states, it was called Uber Pop in France but it got banned). The other half is perfectly legal and convenient. However, due to their miserable practices I am glad that almost all (if not all) drivers for Uber also drive for the local taxi-in-an-app service.