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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by aedron on Friday December 02, 2016 @06:18AM (#13087728)
That is deliciously evil.
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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by gourou on Friday December 02, 2016 @10:00AM (#13089020)
There you go http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/new...
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Re:Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re ... by JonnieCache on Friday December 02, 2016 @10:16AM (#13089184)
Apparently they have simply observed that users are more likely to pay the surge pricing when low on battery, and they claim not to factor it into the surge algorithm itself.

Makes sense to me, afaik the driver UI shows surge pricing based on an area and not individual users.

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