Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety

Re:Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for... by magduf on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:44AM (#21595234)

Personally, I think it's a good idea and I wonder why they didn't do it long ago.

As for privacy, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place. An Uber car isn't any more private in theory than a train or subway. If you want privacy, stay at home or get your own car. Uber already knows where you're going if you use their service, so this only gives them access to any conversations you might have. Simple: keep your mouth shut in the car. Why would you have a super-private conversation in a cab anyway, with some stranger who's driving you right there?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for... by eyepea2007 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:14AM (#21595677)

There's an interesting law review article that covers expectations of privacy in uber / lyft:

https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for... by deogeo on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:57AM (#21595422)

> Simple: keep your mouth shut

Truly the best solution to privacy erosion.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for... by magduf on Monday December 02, 2019 @01:02PM (#21684916)

I'm not sure why you think you should deserve any privacy in a conversation when you have that conversation right next to some stranger. If you want something to be private, you don't do it in public. This should be self-evident, hence why the terms "public" and "private" usually function as antonyms.

[ Parent | on HN ]