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Drivers already know upfront pricing typically doesn't work in our favor. But what is upfront pricing, or variations of it, looking like for passengers? We had frequent traveler and RSG contributor Will analyze how Uber charges frequent riders.

Some drivers end up losing money after insurance, maintenance and other costs, according to study raising concerns over labor standards

À la fin du mois de novembre, le secrétaire d’État chargé du numérique Mounir Mahjoubi demandait directement à Uber de publier plus de détails sur le nombre d’utilisateurs français touchés par l’attaque ont avait été victime en 2016 l’application de VTC. Uber a fini par s’exécuter et a publié vendredi les détails sur cette attaque : dans un post de blog, l’application précise qu’environ 1,4 million d’utilisateurs français ont été affectés par l’attaque. Uber précise néanmoins que ce chiffre n’est qu’une estimation, car les informations collectées par l’application ne permettent pas de connaître avec certitude le lieu de résidence de l’utilisateur.

Uber announced on Nov. 21 that the personal data of 57 million users, including 600,000 drivers in the United States, were stolen in a breach that occurred in October 2016, and that it paid the hacker $100,000 to destroy the information. But the company did not reveal any information about the hacker or how it paid him the money.

Gestion des comptes à privilèges, mise en garde RGPD, réponse inappropriée…Le vol massif de données persos subi par Uber a fait bondir les spécialistes de la sécurité IT.

Avec la nouvelle affaire d’Uber, c’ est la stupéfaction au regard de l’infraction qui a été camouflée pendant un an.

Hier, la société californienne, qui exploite la fameuse app de mise en relation entre chauffeur et passager dans le segment VTC, a reconnu publiquement un vol massif de données personnelles portant sur 57 millions de clients dans le monde et de 600 000 chauffeurs aux Etats-Unis dans une affaire survenue…en 2016.

Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ride-hailing firm ousted its chief security officer and one of his deputies for their roles in keeping the hack under wraps, which included a $100,000 payment to the attackers.

Compromised data from the October 2016 attack included names, email addresses and phone numbers of 50 million Uber riders around the world, the company told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The personal information of about 7 million drivers was accessed as well, including some 600,000 U.S. driver’s license numbers. No Social Security numbers, credit card information, trip location details or other data were taken, Uber said.

Si les révélations des Paradise Papers permettent de rebondir sur les suspicions d'ingérence russe sur les élections américaines, elles mettent surtout en lumière les montages fiscaux d'Apple sur l'île de Jersey.

For two weeks, Breakit’s reporter Erik Wisterberg has secretly infiltrated the much-hyped food delivery services Foodora and Uber Eats. We can now reveal the truth behind the life as a bike courier – and the actual numbers behind it.

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.

L'application de VTC conserve désormais plus de données de géolocalisation. Uber a de plus en plus d'informations sur ses utilisateurs. Mais pour ces derniers, il reste difficile d'avoir accès à ses propres données.

This post pulls together everything I’ve had to say on the subject of how ride-sourcing companies like Uber could impact cities.  I hope to leave this topic for a while! Henry Grabar at Slate has a good piece on an issue that I have been raising the alarm about for a while.  The rise of ride-hailing companies is …

Uber fired Ward Spangenberg this February on his 45th birthday. Now he's suing the tech giant, claiming that he was terminated as a result of age..

Uber disclosed information about 14 million riders and drivers to law enforcement and regulatory agencies, according to its first transparency report.

Its latest update prompts users to allow Uber access to their location, even when the app isn't in use. Uber says the move will improve service and safety, but it raises worries for privacy advocates.

In the wake of a BuzzFeed News story, the transit company is looking into the official's tracking of a journalist's location.