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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by username223 on Thursday December 01, 2016 @11:26PM (#13086008)
> I'm not going to try to defend our reputation [as a shady company].

Someone well above your pay grade probably should. As far as I can tell, Uber's business model is psychopathic levels of regulatory and psychological arbitrage.

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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by ohwello on Thursday December 01, 2016 @11:41PM (#13086077)
What is "psychological arbitrage"?
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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by ambicapter on Friday December 02, 2016 @10:15AM (#13089170)
Stuff like Uber figured out they could charge people more when their battery was low.
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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by ohwello on Friday December 02, 2016 @07:33PM (#13093499)
So that study is their business model?
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