What's going on in the background
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:48 am
The accusation of data misuse is currently something of an Achilles' heel for the company. However, it cannot be denied that the method of collecting and processing anonymized data is extremely successful and impressively efficient.
The data for every trip is stored, even when the driver is traveling alone. This provides reliable information about supply and demand at any given time. Based on this, a fare can then be set. Data analysis can identify bottlenecks in a city's transportation infrastructure. The company can respond and offer a targeted solution that benefits everyone.
Uber also collects data about its drivers. The key is, of course, monitoring the vehicle chile phone number data or its location. But the company also checks and monitors speed and acceleration, so it always knows whether a driver is working for a competitor or is not billing correctly.
Does this violate privacy? After all, Uber tells you up front where it's going, what happens to the data collected in its database, and how the data will be used. For example, one passage of the privacy policy for American drivers states:
"Uber uses and collects personal information in an anonymized form to accurately monitor which services are used most frequently, to analyze usage patterns, and to determine where we should offer or expand our service. We may share this information with third parties for industry analysis and statistics."
For example, the data is collected and repeatedly filtered and analyzed for new results to predict a customer's waiting time. The driver learns where to best position himself to achieve the most profitable fares and high passenger volume. All of this is presented to both the driver and the passenger in real time.
Taxi drivers in Germany suffer primarily from long and unproductive downtimes. Higher utilization naturally automatically increases the driver's earnings. Currently, however, utilization is only 25 percent on average, while the Uber ride-hailing service, for example, manages to utilize its drivers up to 50 percent in Munich.
The data for every trip is stored, even when the driver is traveling alone. This provides reliable information about supply and demand at any given time. Based on this, a fare can then be set. Data analysis can identify bottlenecks in a city's transportation infrastructure. The company can respond and offer a targeted solution that benefits everyone.
Uber also collects data about its drivers. The key is, of course, monitoring the vehicle chile phone number data or its location. But the company also checks and monitors speed and acceleration, so it always knows whether a driver is working for a competitor or is not billing correctly.
Does this violate privacy? After all, Uber tells you up front where it's going, what happens to the data collected in its database, and how the data will be used. For example, one passage of the privacy policy for American drivers states:
"Uber uses and collects personal information in an anonymized form to accurately monitor which services are used most frequently, to analyze usage patterns, and to determine where we should offer or expand our service. We may share this information with third parties for industry analysis and statistics."
For example, the data is collected and repeatedly filtered and analyzed for new results to predict a customer's waiting time. The driver learns where to best position himself to achieve the most profitable fares and high passenger volume. All of this is presented to both the driver and the passenger in real time.
Taxi drivers in Germany suffer primarily from long and unproductive downtimes. Higher utilization naturally automatically increases the driver's earnings. Currently, however, utilization is only 25 percent on average, while the Uber ride-hailing service, for example, manages to utilize its drivers up to 50 percent in Munich.