Crowdsourced Initiative With BeMyDD and Uber Reduces DUI Numbers
Many people are cautiously optimistic regarding these innovative and decentralized services that show up all over the world, as part of the sharing economy model. Services like Uber and BeMyDD were greeted with a fair bit of skepticism in New Jersey, but the local authorities have come up with a creative plan. Cutting DUI numbers is a priority in Evesham Township, and a pilot program to tackle this issue was launched last month. For a township of roughly 45,000 citizens, Evesham Township seems to have quite a “drunk driving problem”. Statistics indicated the town would reach a threshold of....
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The United States Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into an Uber data breach that occurred in May 2014. Reuters reported that, during this process, the Department of Justice will attempt to determine whether Uber’s ride-sharing competitor, Lyft, had any involvement in the breach. In February, Uber revealed that they had suffered a massive data breach, in which approximately 50,000 Uber drivers had files containing their names and driver’s license numbers downloaded by an unauthorized person. According to Reuters, “an investigation by Uber determined that an....
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[UPDATE: It appears that Uber has suspended Bitcoin Builder's account and thus, the service is no longer operational.] US-based bitcoin exchange platform Bitcoin Builder has announced their release of a bitcoin service that enables users to pay with bitcoin for Uber rides. How it Works. Bitcoin Builder created a business account on the Uber network, which allows the firm to display itself as a payment method on the Uber mobile app. Users are required to use the Bitcoin Builder multi-sig wallet to associate it with the firm’s Uber business account. After the activation, users will see....
As of right now, the Uber taxi service app does not have a feature that allows people to tip their drivers electronically. Uber drivers have been complaining about only being able to receive tips in cash for quite a while. In-car advertising company Vugo now meets their demand with a new feature, called “Tip your driver.” Uber is a taxi service app that connects drivers and passengers. The app uses a smartphone’s GPS functionality to find a driver that is nearby, even if the passenger does not know the address they are at. The service is very quick and hassle-free. Because of this, the....
Recently I wrote a news piece that reported that Uber had begun accepting Bitcoin payments. Although I gave myself enough room to later back away from the statement, sure to clarify that I hadn't confirmed this with Uber themselves yet, there is still a certain guilt that comes with being wrong about something. The whole community was misinformed by either a liar, someone having fun, or an Uber support agent. Whichever the case, sitting on the story and following up with Uber first would have been the way to go. As it turns out, Uber is not accepting Bitcoin payments any time soon. Which....
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has revealed that the app will accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies “at some point” in the future. Uber Platform Will One Day Accept Bitcoin And Other Cryptos As Payment In an interview with Bloomberg, the Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said that the company has been having internal discussions […]