Uber’s fake app providing anonymity to drivers?
An interesting revelation was dropped in the news this week about Uber implementing a mechanism to provide some level of protection from law enforcement in cities where Uber is prohibited (if I have understood correctly). It would seem that the mechanism affords the driver a level of anonymity.
Bruce Schneier wrote a comment on the revelation and focussed on the surveillance aspect of this. While I’m a fan of Bruce, I’m less inclined to focus on the surveillance aspect of this story and look more at the ‘anonymising protocol’ employed by the app. Interestingly, while Bruce was critical of Uber it would seem that many of the commenters defended Uber’s actions.