Sorry to burst the 'specific narrative' bubble but its probably not that. Just look at the change: Here's the change in question: http://newsdiffs.org/diff/138

Sorry to burst the 'specific narrative' bubble but its probably not that. Just look at the change: Here's the change in question: http://newsdiffs.org/diff/1383350/1383404/https%3A/www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/technology/travis-kalanick-pushes-uber-and-himself-to-the-precipice.html http://newsdiffs.org/diff/1383350/1383404/https%3A/www.nytim... changing "tracking" to "identifying and tagging" and changing "even after its app had been deleted from the devices, violating Apple's..." to "even after its app had been deleted and the devices erased — a fraud detection maneuver that violated Apple's..." In a really long article like this which is probably under some time pressure to publish, there's almost always things that seem clear to the author aren't to the reader. This is a standard clarification bug fix, and tweets were over an hour after the article was published - enough time to gather feedback and realize the need for clarification. At least in this instance, the only specific narrative being pumped is the one that journalists are always pumping a specific narrative on touchy subjects. The tweet responses: > @MikeIsaac 32 minutes ago > Since the line about fingerprinting is being misinterpreted(though it is explained later in piece) adding language up top to better explain. > @MikeIsaac 31 minutes ago > appreciate Technical community's concerns about how It is presented. Uber was not tracking location after device wipe (which I never said). > @dangillmor 30 minutes ago > What exactly were they tracking? Not entirely clear (at least to me). > @MikeIsaac 29 minutes ago > ID-ing devices. so if I steal a phone and wipe it, they can still determine I had that phone and used it to defraud uber, using other data