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I saw a troubling portrayal of Uber's value the other day that had very little to do with people paying for rides. The gist was, Uber has fine-level logistical
by mikeyouse 8y ago
I saw a troubling portrayal of Uber's value the other day that had very little to do with people paying for rides. The gist was, Uber has fine-level logistical detail on millions of business people including where they live, work, eat, drink, take meetings -- Often tied to corporate email addresses.
So what's the value of knowing that some SVP at Google is taking several meetings at some company? Or which of Amazon's HQ2 team are traveling out of which airports to city halls across the country? I'm sure there's marketing value to knowing that a random 30-something likes to get burritos on the way home from the bar, but there's a ton of really valuable info buried in ride histories.
- calyth2018 8y agoThat could happen, but then I'd imagine they'd be sued out of existence.
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- throwaway080383 8y agoWord gets around. As soon as anyone catches wind of this, there will be headlines in every newspaper, and any company with something to hide will prevent employees from using it.
- Angostura 8y agoWouldn't fly in Europe, either.