Uber concealed data breach. >.<

[Underseer]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42075306
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...rattack-that-exposed-57-million-people-s-data

Uber had a major data breach involving 57 million users.

Uber paid the ransom demanded by the hackers, but we only have the hackers' word that they aren't going to use the data anyway.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42075306
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...rattack-that-exposed-57-million-people-s-data

Uber had a major data breach involving 57 million users.

Uber paid the ransom demanded by the hackers, but we only have the hackers' word that they aren't going to use the data anyway.

It wasn't a ransom, it was a "PR Adjustment for the Revenue/Expense Ratio".

 

[Underseer]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42075306
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...rattack-that-exposed-57-million-people-s-data

Uber had a major data breach involving 57 million users.

Uber paid the ransom demanded by the hackers, but we only have the hackers' word that they aren't going to use the data anyway.

It wasn't a ransom, it was a "PR Adjustment for the Revenue/Expense Ratio".

Kind of like how Nazis have become "alt right free speech advocates."

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Uber has been on the dark side for some time now. Look at the recent flap in the lawsuit with Waymo.

 

[Underseer]

Worse is that once you factor in taxes (which drivers have to pay out of pocket), wear and tear on the vehicle, etc., Uber drivers make less than minimum wage. There's no way taxis can compete with that, and I don't think the current system is better. Sure, taxi drivers could be surly, but because the reputation of a corporation was at stake, at least the cab company had a motive to screen drivers carefully and quickly eject anyone who turned out to be questionable.

 

[James Brown]

I drive for Uber, and taxes aren't an issue. The mileage deduction is more than adequate to ensure that my earnings are essentially tax-free.

I don't make a lot of money driving for Uber and Lyft, but it's easy work, I set my own schedule, and my wage for sitting around watching TV is zero dollars per hour, so I come out ahead.

 

[ZiprHead]

I drive for Uber, and taxes aren't an issue. The mileage deduction is more than adequate to ensure that my earnings are essentially tax-free.

I don't make a lot of money driving for Uber and Lyft, but it's easy work, I set my own schedule, and my wage for sitting around watching TV is zero dollars per hour, so I come out ahead.

I've thought about doing that. And I agree about the mileage deduction. Used that when I was driving for the airlines delivery service.