Uber knowingly
1. Violated the privacy of @Apple’s customers
2. Hid what they did from Apple
They should be barred from the App Store.pic.twitter.com/6aYjEWABfL
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What I would be interesting to know is how it passed their “rigorous” testing. No way that was not caught during either manual or automated.
See the article, they geofenced Apple so that it would behave differently for them. They actively camouflaged it.
Looking at browser’s APIs I ran into other information that may be used to charge more for a ride (2,3, 9.9% more):http://www.npr.org/2016/05/17/478266839/this-is-your-brain-on-uber …
A hand washes a hand. Would be wise to investigate the roots of Uber and its investors. It's not black and white.
Apple's "we have a closed platform to protect you" is getting ever harder to believe
Although it's morally wrong, this is how society works. The rich and powerful always are held to a different standard, universally.
Business and justice are frequently opposing interests.
@AngeBassa Or they might get a warning from app review and a rejection on that build. Possibly retroactive pending fix.
It’s all kind of arbitrary and judgement-based. Which is kind of a problem but also kind of a feature.
I’m not sure I want to advocate for Apple nuking companies from orbit, ever. Not even Uber. :-/
Of course there is! Duh!
No, but there is certainly different rules for popular apps. Life is unfair.
There absolutely is. Same reason that Draft Kings & Fan Duel are allowed on Google Play while 100% in violation. $$$https://play.google.com/about/restricted-content/gambling/ …
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