There's a difference between checking if root access can be granted and gaining root access. If Uber were to use this access, the superuser app would prompt th

There's a difference between checking if root access can be granted and gaining root access. If Uber were to use this access, the superuser app would prompt the user to approve it. The user would then have to grant permission. There's no proof in this article that they are uploading this data to their servers, just speculation. The snippet of some methods he showed doesn't even make sense, because they don't ask for permissions for your SMS, MMS or other permissions required for these things.