One issue, about Uber specifically, I thought this article would touch on is legal liability. Unfortunately, the only legal liability mentioned is AirBnB guest

One issue, about Uber specifically, I thought this article would touch on is legal liability. Unfortunately, the only legal liability mentioned is AirBnB guest turning a rental into a brothel. The reality is in many jurisdictions Uber drivers are violating criminal law [1], and Uber drivers have been arrested. I was personally informed by a driver in Houston that Uber actually pays for a driver's lawyer when arrested. Maybe that is a start-up itself...connect Uber drivers with Uber lawyers paid for by Uber; however, my prediction is there will eventually be a major class-action by drivers who have been arrested while a contract driver for Uber. While corporations will continue shifting from employees to contractors in their own interest, it is a matter of time before someone realizes Uber is liable for contracting people and paying them specifically for acts deemed criminal. [1] I am not taking a position as to the morality of such laws or whether they are just, simply stating many jurisdictions have laws in place criminalizing operating taxi's without permits