Uber finally responds to privacy concerns, stops tracking riders after their trips<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/22/uber-location-tracking-five-minutes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for days or even weeks[/url] after their rides.</p>
<p>The company <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/23/uber-location-tracking-ios-maps-extension/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered an explanation[/url] for this the following day, but many were still unhappy that they were forced to choose between never allowing the app to track their location (which would make it next to impossible to use) or allowing it at all times. Uber says that it is now fixing the problem …</p>
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