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I expect Uber to care a lot about privacy. They’ve burned themselves badly before disrespecting privacy and I assume they’ve improved in that area immensely. Ub

by pasiaj 7y ago

I expect Uber to care a lot about privacy. They’ve burned themselves badly before disrespecting privacy and I assume they’ve improved in that area immensely. Uber’s and their employees’ own interests are aligned with strong data privacy. The same cannot be said for the government.

shakna 7y ago
> I assume they’ve improved in that area immensely. Why would you assume that without significant reason? This is a company that has, as you said, had problems with privacy. 2015, tracking concerns hit the news. [0] 2017, there's a class action. [1] And FTC auditing. [2] 2018, there's massive fines. [3] We're in 2019, years on from actual problems being raised, and then being forced to confronted. How are Uber doing on that front? > By focusing on global hiring, you will have people on the ground in other regions who can better understand the local laws, better understand the culture that drove the laws and how a new law is likely to be enforced, and build better relationships with regulators and other influencers. Sounds more like they're interested in controlling the laws, not actually improving themselves overall. (And none of this is to suggest the government is any way a better caretaker - they're worse in almost every way.) [0] https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/uber-privacy-woes-cautionary-tale/ https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/uber-privacy-woes-cau... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/24/uber-hell-program-driver-privacy-lyft-spying https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/24/uber-hell... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/technology/uber-agrees-to-privacy-audits-in-settlement-with-ftc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/technology/uber-agrees-to... [3] https://techwireasia.com/2019/08/uber-chief-privacy-officer-advises-on-building-strong-compliance-teams/ https://techwireasia.com/2019/08/uber-chief-privacy-officer-...
jacquesm 7y ago
I would assume they don't give a damn. I would also assume they will do everything to give the opposite impression.
forgottenpass 7y ago
>I expect Uber to care a lot about privacy. Uber cares about the confidentiality of their business records. They will continue to not give a single fuck about privacy. There is a difference.

by pasiaj 7y ago

shakna 7y ago

> I assume they’ve improved in that area immensely. Why would you assume that without significant reason? This is a company that has, as you said, had problems with privacy. 2015, tracking concerns hit the news. [0] 2017, there's a class action. [1] And FTC auditing. [2] 2018, there's massive fines. [3] We're in 2019, years on from actual problems being raised, and then being forced to confronted. How are Uber doing on that front? > By focusing on global hiring, you will have people on the ground in other regions who can better understand the local laws, better understand the culture that drove the laws and how a new law is likely to be enforced, and build better relationships with regulators and other influencers. Sounds more like they're interested in controlling the laws, not actually improving themselves overall. (And none of this is to suggest the government is any way a better caretaker - they're worse in almost every way.) [0] https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/uber-privacy-woes-cautionary-tale/ https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/uber-privacy-woes-cau... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/24/uber-hell-program-driver-privacy-lyft-spying https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/24/uber-hell... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/technology/uber-agrees-to-privacy-audits-in-settlement-with-ftc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/technology/uber-agrees-to... [3] https://techwireasia.com/2019/08/uber-chief-privacy-officer-advises-on-building-strong-compliance-teams/ https://techwireasia.com/2019/08/uber-chief-privacy-officer-...

jacquesm 7y ago

I would assume they don't give a damn. I would also assume they will do everything to give the opposite impression.

forgottenpass 7y ago

>I expect Uber to care a lot about privacy. Uber cares about the confidentiality of their business records. They will continue to not give a single fuck about privacy. There is a difference.