Because Uber isn't part of the SV crowd that works with the US government in it's push against privacy, unlike for instance Google and Facebook, who regularly w

Because Uber isn't part of the SV crowd that works with the US government in it's push against privacy, unlike for instance Google and Facebook, who regularly work together with the US government to pressure entire nations into removing their privacy related civil rights protection. Uber is not (yet) on the inside, and its brazen, undiplomatic and downright stupid behavior is an embarrassment and a liability for those who work to destroy privacy quietly. A backlash against Uber might escalate into a broader backlash, and that makes a lot of people very nervous.