> I wanted easy privacy
> Uber [..] Grindr
Can I just comment how contradictory this is? I understand "privacy" means different things to people, but when used like this it's diluted to an arbitrary buzzword. What I mean is:
Grindr Shares Personal Information With Third-Parties: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16735956
Uber pulls U-turn on controversial tracking of users after trip has ended: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/29/uber-u-tu...
Uber has user route history, payment history, etc, and law enforcement is readily utilizing this data, e.g. in the recent Jussie Smollet fiasco, in cases. Even if you're not worried about that, Uber had a massive data breach, which they were investigated for and fined.