How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide

Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by aantix on Friday March 03, 2017 @10:53PM (#13789130)

My time is worth something; standing on a corner at 3pm, checking the time, calling the main office - "oh yeah, he's five minutes away", 45 minutes still waiting, call again..

With Uber/Lyft, I can see when they'll arrive. I can plan to do something with that time if the wait is long enough. I can quickly redirect them to where I am if there's a misunderstanding.

Yes, it's more efficient.

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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by TeMPOraL on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:57AM (#13790041)

There are plenty taxi of companies worldwide that utilize mobile applications without also showing a disregard for law. The two things don't have to go together. From outside-US perspective, Uber is much less innovative than you'd think. They look simply like assholes with lot of VC money to burn on lawyers.

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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by aantix on Sunday March 05, 2017 @12:53PM (#13797269)

While you're congratulating the world, I'm in Lincoln, NE still waiting on a cab at 4pm.

I'm an adult; if I want to enter into an agreement to pay someone else to give me a ride and I'm not harming anyone else, then I will. Fuck their stupid arbitrary laws.

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