This position is based on perception, hype, PR and spurious press reports. Uber is generally not any worse than most other organizations - and so, yes, we all

This position is based on perception, hype, PR and spurious press reports. Uber is generally not any worse than most other organizations - and so, yes, we all have to live with this ambiguity. + Hacks happen all the time. The vast majority are not reported. + All companies engage in aggressive capture of others IP. Google and FB are both notorious for working with companies long enough to find out their 'secret sauce' and then copying them. Uber's mistake - in your eyes - was naming the group dedicated to it, whilst at other companies, it's common operating procedure. The fundamental difference between Google, FB and Uber mostly boils down to PR - that - and the fact that Uber has to actually employ large quantities of people in irregular situations. I don't like Uber - but I feel safer with them than Google - who knows everything about me and will do as they please with that information.