On: Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re Dropped Off

[sdoering]

I am asking myself, if this could mean, we can "kill" Uber in Germany for good. Our data protection laws state, that you are only allowed to track the necessary data to provide the service.

Tracking users after the use a service is imho not really encompassing the spirit of the law.

Surely Uber lawyers could state that this is necessary information for making the service better for the user - like always.

Non the less - one more reason not to ever use a service provided by this company.

[PMan74 → sdoering]

Not just Germany, I'm pretty sure this is an EU wide directive. For sure it's the it works in Ireland (where thankfully Uber has not had any success).

So Uber must have some view on why this does not contravene that directive, I doubt they have not considered it.