[swang]

no that was "legal" in the sense that they forced users to turn on location and they stated they would track you up to 5 minutes after you left your uber, for "safety" reasons.

this article is talking about something else it seems.

[stickfigure]

Or possibly the author is mistaken, as happens so often in tech journalism.

I'm not going to defend Kalanick, but I'm through with getting emotionally worked up by news articles.