Uber Data privacy move in the Sharing Economy

Uber is taking steps to protect customer data by:

  • hiring Hogan Lovells US LLP to check out how the company collected and used customer data
  • The lawfirm issued a report which led to Uber releasing a new privacy policy that more clearly notified customers that it can pretty much track everything they do while using the Uber application
    • This then led to a complaint at the FCC about the Uber App tracking customers when they were not actively using Uber
  • ” Uber hired former cybercrime…