Uber will be ceasing its UberPop car sharing option in France – at least for the mean time – after weeks of violent protests from French taxi drivers. They claim the service was killing their […]
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Two Uber Managers Detained In France Over Illegal Ride Sharing Service
According to a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor’s office, two French executives of taxi-hailing app Uber have been arrested and are being questioned about “illicit activity” linked to the ride sharing company’s service. Spokeswoman Agnes […]
France Issues Ban On Taxi App Uber After Violent Paris Protests
Scofflaw taxi service Uber can no longer legally operate in France after the country’s interior minister banned the company following violent protests against it by taxi drivers yesterday. Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called the service “illegal” […]
Federal Trade Commission Petitioned To Stop Uber Spamming From Your Phone, Tracking You 24/7
A privacy group filed a formal legal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding taxi service Uber’s pending “unfair and deceptive data collection practices.” The group is asking federal authorities to halt the unneeded […]
France Give Google 15 Days To Comply With Right To Be Forgotten Or Face Penalties
In Europe, Google must remove links to inaccurate or outdated information from its search engine, after the EU government ruled people fundamentally have a ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ on the internet. Yet Google doesn’t like […]