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Any reasons why the UberRUSH api wants to see what items are inside the box? If UPS and FedEx can legally get away with it, is Uber just trawling for more data to hoover up here?

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Our guess is that: 1) Seller convenience, you don't necessarily need to pack up a box since it's being hand-delivered. Whereas with UPS/FedEx, you'll have to put something in a box so that it doesn't get destroyed during shipping.

2) Since it's getting picked up by an individual (sometimes on bikes), it's nice to know if they're going to be handling something very fragile or sturdy.

Just our assumptions - Uber will of course have the real answer.

They don't seem to be getting away with it recently. They're open and getting hit with lawsuits for illicit items. Uber getting access to the data is likely the main objective though.

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