Uber threatens to leave Colorado over a new rideshare safety bill; here's what the bill is aboutUber is threatening to cease operations in Colorado if House Bill 25-1291, which mandates audio and video recording of rides and stricter b...
26 Apr, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
Dutch watchdog fines Uber 10 million euro over privacy regulations infringementUber failed to inform on the full details of data retention periods concerning European drivers, or to name the non-European countries in w...
31 Jan, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
Govt lens on charges levied, algo used by cab aggregatorsAmid mounting consumer complaints, the Centre has asked cab and two-wheeler aggregators — Uber, Ola, Meru Cabs and Jugnoo — to come clean o...
02 May, 2022, 05.32 PM IST
Return of PUBGFrom PUBG plotting return to India, to Uber's India biz being hit by second wave and NPCI refusing to block crypto trades, here's a quick l...
06 May, 2021, 07.47 PM IST
Uber, Lyft use rides to vaccines to get drivers, customers back on the platformRide-hailing demand is ramping up throughout the United States from pandemic-induced lows, but drivers are still slow to return to the road...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
Government wants to pay for data, but companies not buying ideaOfficial says acquisition details of non-personal, anonymous data will be made public; cos raise privacy, IPR concerns. Currently, a separa...
02 Jan, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Uber is recording some riders’ trips, raising privacy worriesThe increased surveillance of rides at Uber coincides with a spike in demand from U.S. and Canadian regulators and law enforcement official...
22 Nov, 2019, 09.16 AM IST
Bitcoin climbs to $10,000 as memories of the crypto bubble fadeThe largest cryptocurrency rose by about 5 per cent to around $10,500.
22 Jun, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
Facebook mess: Microsoft fears more regulations for tech cosMicrosoft fears an increase in regulations for the sector following the privacy issues that have engulfed Facebook, but said tools like blo...
28 Mar, 2018, 07.51 PM IST
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi keeps finding horrors at every turnSomehow, the new chief executive officer keeps finding more horrors at every turn. The latest is a cyberattack Uber had been concealing sin...
24 Nov, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
Uber faces multiple European probes into hidden hacking“We can only express our deep concern about the breach,” Antonello Soro, president of the Italian authority, said in a statement on its web...
23 Nov, 2017, 12.08 AM IST
Analysing privacy in a data-centric worldPrivacy as a concept is in a perpetual evolutionary phase. When men were hunter gatherers, there was no privacy.
20 Sep, 2017, 12.08 AM IST
Uber to allow driver-partners to share locationAs part of its UberSAFE campaign, the US-based company has launched the 'Share Trip' feature that will allow the driver-partners to share t...
31 Aug, 2017, 06.41 PM IST
Uber to allow app developers engage with passengers during tripsThis feature will enable developers to serve up types of content to passengers depending on the duration and location of the ride, followin...
13 Jan, 2016, 09.59 AM IST
Uber moves to disguised phone number tech in 22 cities; virtual number to remain active for 30 minsThe calls will now be redirected through a Uber virtual number in between.
06 Oct, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
UN agency on Women backs out of Uber partnership over security concernsITF also expressed alarm over the "proliferation" of reports of passenger assaults by Uber drivers, customer frustrations over surging pric...
24 Mar, 2015, 08.58 PM IST
Uber business model faces legal scrutiny in Taiwan, Chinese mega cityUber, valued at around $40 billion, operates in eight Chinese cities. Chongqing, where it has been carrying out a free trial, would be the ...
22 Dec, 2014, 04.06 PM IST