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Re:Permissions asked for by Uber Android app by tonyhb on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @08:28PM (#8660784)
I spoke to a Lyft/Uber driver today in NCY. He said that Uber's losing drivers every day here — about 5% (I don't know where he got those numbers from). He also mentioned that Uber are flat out lying about how much drivers earn, and in some months drivers that aren't on Uber's "favourites" list end up owing Uber for renting the gear instead of earning money.

This reputation is definitely damaging, and it's common knowledge here. Drivers bitch about it. They recommend Lyft.

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Re:Permissions asked for by Uber Android app by madeofpalk on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @08:35PM (#8660796)
I'm always very cautious of taking what opinion from HN (and others in 'tech') and extrapolating them out to the general population, so I read what you say (and my own opinion) with a grain of salt.

But like, Uber is in 230 cities around the world. Here in Australia I believe they added over 1000 new drivers over the past month. Here, Uber is the alternative. There is no Lyft or Sidecar - mainly because alternatives are too scared of legal action from government - ridesharing is essentially illegal here, but Uber plays the we're-waiting-for-the-law-to-catch-up card regardless.

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Re:Permissions asked for by Uber Android app by jamesaguilar on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @01:26AM (#8661319)
How would a driver come about these numbers? And 5% per day? Pretty sure you were talking to someone not in the know.
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Re:Permissions asked for by Uber Android app by baddox on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @09:46PM (#8660923)
I'm sure the turnover for Uber is high. I would expect that for that type of job, regardless of the apparent ethical makeup of the company's executives.
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Re:Permissions asked for by Uber Android app by MetaCosm on Thursday November 27, 2014 @09:22AM (#8667366)
"the gear" huh? Exactly what "gear" do they rent?
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