Fucking excellent analysis of both the technical, legal, and policy failures at play here. Required reading.
Tag: Uber
Uber and the Fourth Estate
Context: Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists, The moment I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalists and attack women.
An old adage: “never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel”. Ignoring it, Uber shows they’re not just evil - they’re stupid.
It’s more than an old adage, though: in targeting journos, Uber shows its utter contempt for even the concept of accountability.
The idea of the Fourth Estate is to provide accountability where the law fails. Uber believes themselves immune to all accountability.
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November 18th, 2014
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