02.12.2014 - 05:40 [ WP ]

Is Uber´s rider database a sitting duck for hackers?

Even putting aside the potential for spying by foreign governments, what about corporate espionage? Or research by activists eager to show that a particular lawmaker – or top staffers — were too close with a certain company? Or a divorce lawyer eager to show that a wayward spouse was too cozy with a friend across town?