Uber to end controversial post-trip tracking as part of privacy drive [telecom]

open original image

Uber to end controversial post-trip tracking as part of privacy drive

Uber is set to reverse a controversial decision to collect users' location information after their trip ends, Reuters reports, with the privacy u-turn coming first to the iPhone app - expected to get the update this week - and subsequently to Uber's Android app.

This is according to Uber's chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, who told the news agency the company will restore the ability for users to share location data only when they are using the app.