I took an Uber after dropping my car off and he told me I wasn’t going home

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/16Y802hyuHI

 

Colorado gig drivers make an average of just $5.49 an hour, study finds

Although the report focuses on drivers in Denver, gig worker drivers across the US face similar issues, experts say…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/gig-drivers-colorado-wages-less-than-minimum-study

The Uber whistleblower: I’m exposing a system that sold people a lie

Exclusive: Mark MacGann says he has decided to speak out about firm to 'right some fundamental wrong

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/11/uber-files-whistleblower-lobbyist-mark-macgann

Uber driver turns in Jan. 6 rioter who bragged about Capitol attack on dashcam

…While the FBI affidavit doesn't state it outright, online sleuths also played a significant role in the case against Braun. NBC News has learned Braun was separately identified by members of a group of online sleuths early last year. The group has successfully identified hundreds of additional Capitol rioters who have not yet been arrested by the FBI…

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/uber-driver-turns-jan-6-rioter-bragged-capitol-attack-dashcam-rcna25023

How Uber Is SCAMMING You

The ride-hailing company Uber is everywhere: it has rapidly become one of the most ubiquitous corporate entities in the United States. But beneath all of its bluster, Uber has a big secret: there’s no profit, no gains in efficiency or effectiveness, and, above all, no innovation. Simply put, Uber is one of the biggest scams in American economic history. And it’s not just scamming its investors (although it definitely is): it’s scamming you – its users – and, most of all, it’s scamming its drivers. While they get rich, you get ripped off. Edward Ongweso, Jr., technology reporter at VICE News, explains.
https://youtu.be/OjW6ZZuJ4w4

Taking Uber? Here Are Tips for Staying Safe

The death of a college student who got into a car she mistook for an Uber has emphasized the need to use caution when hailing a ride.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/uber-safety-tips.html

New York City cracks down on Uber and other ride-hailing apps - Vox

In Uber's largest market, thousands of drivers are living in poverty. ....
https://www.vox.com/2018/8/8/17664424/new-york-uber-taxis-driver-law

Uber's 'Vomit Fraud' Sounds Worse Than Surge Pricing - Gizmodo

As an Uber driver, you have to deal with low wages, an uncertain future, and the possibility of getting yelled at by the company's billionaire founder. There's also the more common issue of drunk people puking in your back seat. But a news report claims passengers in Miami are getting hit with fees even after they kept their puke to themselves, a practice called "vomit fraud." ....
https://gizmodo.com/ubers-vomit-fraud-sounds-worse-than-surge-pricing-1827797566

Uber, Lyft driver booted after newspaper reveals he was livestreaming passengers - Ars Technica

"An unseen online audience watches, evaluating women's bodies…mocking conversations." ....
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/uber-lyft-driver-booted-after-newspaper-reveals-he-was-livestreaming-passengers/

Airline offering a voucher? Just say no! - USA TODAY

Airlines, hotels and cruise lines are quick to push vouchers into your unhappy hands when something goes wrong and you're owed a refund or apology. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2018/03/18/airline-hotel-cruise-voucher/430107002/

Report: Uber Used a Tool to Remotely Hide Data From Investigators on Two Dozen Occasions -- Slate

Uber used a data-concealing tool to sidestep government investigations on at least two dozen occasions from 2015 to 2016, according to a report from Bloomberg. Three anonymous sources with knowledge of the alleged ploy told reporters that a team in the rideshare company's headquarters had control over a system named "Ripley," which allowed them to remotely change passwords, restrict access to data, and shut off computers and other devices in Uber offices ....
https://slate.com/technology/2018/01/uber-reportedly-had-a-system-that-to-restricted-investigators-access-to-data.html

Malicious Android software imitates Uber's layout to trick you into giving up your login details -- Business Insider

A new variant of a long-running piece of Android malware now imitates parts of Uber's app to trick users into giving away their login credentials. ....
http://www.businessinsider.com/android-malware-imitates-ubers-layout-to-trick-you-into-giving-up-your-login-details-2018-1

Uber charges Toronto rider $14,400 for a 20-minute rush hour ride - Roadshow

Surge pricing rears its ugly head for one unfortunate Canadian....
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/uber-charges-toronto-rider-14400-for-a-20-minute-rush-hour-ride/

One Taxi Driver's Story of Trying to Survive in the Age of Uber | Alternet

A 15-hour work day can't even cover his daily costs—which is why Nnamdi Uwazie may return to school....
http://www.alternet.org/labor/one-taxi-drivers-story-trying-survive-age-uber

10 percent of Americans trading in a car plan to use Uber and Lyft instead of buying a new one

Wally Nowinski got his first car when he turned 16 in Michigan, the home of the U.S. auto industry. But after two years of living in New York City, he sold his wheels, using ride services, carsharing and bike sharing to get around. "My mom didn't think I could do it. She thought I would buy a new car in six months," he said.

But that was more than a year ago, and his car budget of $820 per month fell to $250 for carsharing and ride services last year....
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/25/10-percent-of-americans-trading-in-a-car-plan-to-use-uber-and-lyft-instead-of-buying-a-new-one.html

Uber Drives Into Big Trouble (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Uber has become ubiquitous in just a handful of years. Punch the app, and within minutes there’s a car and a driver, ready to take you wherever you want to go. It’s felt like magic. But not lately. Uber drivers are complaining they’re getting stiffed.Uber headquarters, hit with sexual harassment complaints. Uber’s CEO, caught on video acting badly. Uber users hitting #deleteUber. This hour On Point, Uber’s time of woe. -- Tom Ashbrook
Interview: 

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/03/03/uber-scandal-harassment

Apple threatened to boot Uber from the App Store when it tracked users who deleted the app

Uber geofenced Apple's Cupertino headquarters to hide the practice ...
http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/23/15399438/apple-uber-app-store-fingerprint-program-tim-cook-travis-kalanick

Betsy DeVos compares education to Uber or Lyft, but it's what's missing that's most disturbing

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos showed just how much she hates the very idea of public education in a major speech on “school choice” at the Brookings Institution. DeVos either doesn’t understand or refuses to acknowledge that if the United States is going to educate all of its kids, not just the lucky ones, we need to think about education as a public good, not a series of fragmented, privatized pieces. DeVos drew a comparison that tells us a lot about how she sees education—and what she doesn’t want to see:...
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/1648769

Video shows WPD sergeant falsely telling citizen to stop recording

A Wilmington police sergeant is shown on video instructing a citizen who was pulled over for a traffic stop that he is not allowed to record the interaction due to a new state law prohibiting the recording of police interactions.

Shortly after that, a New Hanover County Sheriff's deputy agrees with the officer that there is a new state law. There is no such law in North Carolina....
http://www.wect.com/story/34695605/video-shows-wpd-sergeant-falsely-telling-citizen-to-stop-recording-him-because-of-state-law