http://www.londonreconnections.com/2017/understanding-uber-not-app/ULL (the Uber company that does the driving in London) were granted a four-month extension to that licence earlier this year. This was because TfL, who are responsible for regulating taxi services in London, had a number of concerns that ULL might not meet the required standards of operational practice. These are rules that all private hire operators – from the smallest local cab firm to Addison Lee – are required to meet. Issuing a four-month extension rather than a five-year one was intended to provide the time necessary to investigate those issues further.Edited by Tonka at 08:18:40 26-09-2017 |
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Tonka 31,979 posts
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macmurphy 4,447 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@spamdangled
You're reading it wrong.
I'm just saying people don't only get assaulted in taxis.
So attacks happening in cabs could have happened out on the street as well.
And my theory is that an Uber is still a safer option than bus/tube/walking. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMfolf wrote:
Apparently it is
Do people get sexually attached... and then contact customer services? Is this a thing?
The facts are that on the 30 January 2016 a female was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver. From what we can ascertain Uber have spoken to the driver who denied the offence. Uber have continued to employ the driver and have done nothing more. While Uber did not say they would contact the police the victim believed that they would inform the police on her behalf.
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2017/understanding-uber-not-app/
On the 10 May 2016 the same driver has committed a second more serious sexual assault against a different passenger Again Uber haven’t said to this victim they would contact the police, but she was, to use her words, ‘strongly under the impression’ that they would.
On the 13 May 2016 Uber have finally acted and dismissed the driver, notifying LTPH [London Taxi and Private Hire] Licensing who have passed the information to the MPS.
The second offence of the two was more serious in its nature. Had Uber notified police after the first offence it would be right to assume that the second would have been prevented. It is also worth noting that once Uber supplied police with the victim’s details both have welcomed us contacting them and have fully assisted with the prosecutions. Both cases were charged as sexual assaults and are at court next week for hearing.
Uber hold a position not to report crime on the basis that it may breach the rights of the passenger. When asked what the position would be in the hypothetical case of a driver who commits a serious sexual assault against a passenger they confirmed that they would dismiss the driver and report to TfL, but not inform the police. -
You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agodrhickman1983 wrote:
To be fair they're not anymore. The initial reaction was bad but they've since apologised and said they'll work towards addressing all the issues. In turn Kahn has said he'll have an open dialogue to find a solution that works for everyone.
https://www.londonreconnections.com/2017/understanding-uber-not-app/
No sympathy for Uber. They had a chance to sort their shit out, they didn't, and then are acting like they're being treated unfairly.
So yay. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoSeemed like a smart decision by Apple?!?
To improve functionality between Uber’s app and the Apple Watch, Apple allowed Uber to use a powerful tool that could record a user’s iPhone screen, even if Uber’s app was only running in the background, security researchers told Gizmodo. After the researchers discovered the tool, Uber said it is no longer in use and will be removed from the app.
https://gizmodo.com/researchers-uber-s-ios-app-had-secret-permissions-that-1819177235
Although the entitlement isn’t intended for this, the worry is that Uber—or a hacker who managed to break into Uber’s network—could silently monitor activity on an iPhone user’s screen, harvesting passwords and other personal information. “Essentially it gives you full control over the framebuffer, which contains the colors of each pixel of your screen. So they can potentially draw or record the screen,” explained Luca Todesco, a researcher and iPhone jailbreaker. “It can potentially steal passwords etc.” -
Not-a-reviewer 7,686 posts
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Registered 7 years agoIt is amazing that so many people just don't care about stuff like this just because they can save a few quid over a taxi. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Amazed that she posted both her email address (in her profile) AND possibly her home address (in that screenshot) for everyone to see. That's got to be asking for trouble. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoAlso amazing that she's handling this via Twitter and threatening with BBC instead of contacting the Police. -
Horrible story but...
why did she hand over cash to the driver? and secondly why did she give the driver her phone? -
RichDC 9,177 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHorrible story, but it could happen with any cab company. At least with Uber there is a full immediate record of the journey including route, vehicle and driver details.
Will be very useful for the police investigation.
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Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoRight if your driver takes a wrong turn or misses a turnoff on the motorway for example there is a function which allows you to submit your route for review. It also applies if the final fare differs significantly from the estimate.
I have used it and it's a painless refund process.
Why did the driver have her phone? Why did she give him cash? Seems a bit weird. -
senso-ji 10,271 posts
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Registered 13 years agoShe may have felt threatened, so that's why she handed over her belongings. But still, she should have taken this to the police rather than than twitter. -
Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYeah I guess. My main motivation in having a twitter account is to bypass standard customer service channels so I can kind of understand the approach.
Pretty crazy bill for what should probably be a 15 quid trip. -
disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoLooks like that's a trip of 3 miles or so. I guess, based off this, that it'd be around £16, rising to £18 at night.
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Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoUber and Lyft are not quite the future of transit that some would argue
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/10/uber-loses-appeal-employment-rights-workers
Title says it all really. -
mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoRight, so this is nothing about their appeal against the TFL decision, this is a ruling against them asserting their drivers were all self-employed, which IIRC raised it's head as a case before this thread was started. -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 13 years agoIt doesn't change anything either. Uber has already said they'll take it to the Court of Appeal and, if that fails, the Supreme Court. -
mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI've only scanned the article, but it says they've lost their appeal. Doesn't that suggest they've already been to the court of appeal? -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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They appealed to the tribunal. After that you go to the court of appeal, and then the supreme court.
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Jono62 27,356 posts
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Registered 13 years agoUber concealed data breach
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHoly shit.
"We deleted the data guvnah, honest"
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ooombasa 110 posts
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Registered 4 years agoForget good or bad, try bamboozling. As in, how the heck has such a young company managed to achieve so many fucked up things in such a short amount of time.
The Dollar episode on Uber was a real eye opener, and they only discussed a quarter of the things Uber had got up to.
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@Psychotext "Hey, you criminal sir. Here is your ransom. I will trust you to keep quiet on us paying you, a criminal, to keep your criminal act secret. Thank you."
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