How Uber Used Secret Greyball Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide

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6. exactly. taxis have all these licenses and requirements, why should "ride sharers" be exempt?

i was nearly killed in a taxi back in 1995 -- it stalled out in the middle lane of a freeway at night, we were rear-ended.
one of the three times in my life i was in a car without seatbelts. always been a fanatic, but this cabbie pulled away the second i got in the cab, before i realized there was no seatbelt in the back...

yet as much as i loathe taxis, i can't imagine ever using uber or lyft. my survival odds have to be better with a professional driver and a car that's regularly serviced, etc.

never mind the obvious ethical problems with uber/lyft's business practices....