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I guess requiring a license to run a hotel or a cab company do have a reason after all. /s

by sschueller 7y ago

chirau 7y ago
It definitely has a use, but not at the exorbitant price
tinus_hn 7y ago
The license in no way guarantees this can’t happen in a hotel.
- sschueller 7y ago
  No but a license requires a regulatory body and that body should be tasks to inspect such things. Of course if the system is corrupt and broken it won't make a difference. Why have companies require FDA approval/inspections if it doesn't guarantee that there isn't some poison in your food?
  - Someone1234 7y ago
    What regulatory body currently inspects hotel rooms for hidden cameras or listening devices?
    - lykr0n 7y ago
      If there is a regulation that says you can't do something, it's not there to make sure it doesn't happen, it's there so when when it does happen you have legal recourse to sue the fuck out of them. If a hotel is required to maintain a standard of privacy, then you better believe the brand tries to maintain some compliance to that standard. If Marriott found out that one of it's hotels was putting recording devices in their rooms, you better believe the corporate office would come down on that hotel. If not for legal reasons, public image and brand reputation.
      - Someone1234 7y ago
        It is illegal already. It doesn't require regulation, it is criminal. For example: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03019.htm https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03019.htm
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ukyrgf 7y ago
With Uber, I need to have an account, the driver needs to have an account, we need to find each other in the app and both agree to the service, etc. With taxis, they have a license to just pick up any pedestrian and end the transaction with cash.
- sschueller 7y ago
  Right, Uber excludes those who have the least. [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17450526 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17450526

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I guess requiring a license to run a hotel or a cab company do have a reason after all. /s

by sschueller 7y ago

I guess requiring a license to run a hotel or a cab company do have a reason after all. /s

chirau 7y ago
It definitely has a use, but not at the exorbitant price
tinus_hn 7y ago
The license in no way guarantees this can’t happen in a hotel.
- sschueller 7y ago
  No but a license requires a regulatory body and that body should be tasks to inspect such things. Of course if the system is corrupt and broken it won't make a difference. Why have companies require FDA approval/inspections if it doesn't guarantee that there isn't some poison in your food?
  - Someone1234 7y ago
    What regulatory body currently inspects hotel rooms for hidden cameras or listening devices?
    - lykr0n 7y ago
      If there is a regulation that says you can't do something, it's not there to make sure it doesn't happen, it's there so when when it does happen you have legal recourse to sue the fuck out of them. If a hotel is required to maintain a standard of privacy, then you better believe the brand tries to maintain some compliance to that standard. If Marriott found out that one of it's hotels was putting recording devices in their rooms, you better believe the corporate office would come down on that hotel. If not for legal reasons, public image and brand reputation.
      - Someone1234 7y ago
        It is illegal already. It doesn't require regulation, it is criminal. For example: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03019.htm https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03019.htm
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
ukyrgf 7y ago
With Uber, I need to have an account, the driver needs to have an account, we need to find each other in the app and both agree to the service, etc. With taxis, they have a license to just pick up any pedestrian and end the transaction with cash.
- sschueller 7y ago
  Right, Uber excludes those who have the least. [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17450526 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17450526