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That's true. But like the parent poster, I'm likewise glad I had avoided using them. What I hated about Uber and why I never ended up using it was that their
by gregw2 4y ago
That's true. But like the parent poster, I'm likewise glad I had avoided using them.
What I hated about Uber and why I never ended up using it was that their app wanted so much info from my phone for no discernibly good reason. And Lyft didn't seem to be much better. I just wanted a ride man, I didn't want a 500 MB app that sucked all the data out of my phone and sent it to god knows where.
So I've just ended up calling taxis.
It's not that your data won't get compromised by someone else, it's just about mitigating the exposure.
I acknowledge my tradeoffs wouldn't make sense for a frequent traveller.
- scarface74 4y agoWhat data can app get from you that you don’t specifically allow? The Uber app only knows my location while I’m using it. If I choose not to give it my credit card number, I can just pay using Apple Pay and they have a one time use credit card. Not to mention with Uber/Lyft, I know exactly where my driver is, I don’t have to flag down a taxi, I know the price before I sit in the car, etc.
- psnatch 4y ago500MB? On what platform?
- jonas-w 4y agoIn the play store it says 67.65MB "Download Size". And in the apple appstore it says 363MB size. I don't know if apple calculates the unpacked and installed size or if it is the "download size" too.