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Uber Technologies' new data collection policy, allowing the ride-hailing company to access a user's location even when the smartphone app is not ...https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, says it is concerned about Uber's privacy. The group says the app's ability to track a user's location ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

TORONTO – Changes to Uber's privacy policy, set to go into effect July 15, would allow the ridesharing app to track its users' location data even when ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber has faced numerous complaints since its inception in 2010, including suggestions that drivers are not properly vetted. Now the taxi service is ...https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

An Uber driver navigates the streets of Brooklyn, New York, left and a FedEx employee, Victor Alvarez, loads a truck with items for delivery at the ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber Technologies Inc. shouldn't track customers when they aren't using the ride-sharing application, according to a complaint filed with the Federal ...https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

People Magazine Body Found of Former White House Chef Who Vanished On New Mexico Hike People Magazine The body of a former White House chef who went missing after he took off for a hike June 13 has been found near a hiking trail in the New Mexico mountains. Walter Scheib, 61, who served for 11 years under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and ... Former White House chef Walter Scheib found dead in New MexicoWashington Post (blog) Body of ex-White House chef found in New Mexico: reportsReuters Ex-White House chef's body found in New MexicoCNN The Independent -SunHerald.com -Washington Examiner all 287 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV NYC taxi commission OKs new app rules for Uber, Lyft New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV NEW YORK— New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission has accepted new rules governing app-based ride-hailing services. The commission initially required companies like Uber and Lyft to submit any proposed app changes for its approval. New York Impounded 496 Vehicles in Uber CrackdownTravelPulse Uber claims victory as NYC taxi commissions eases proposed rules for app ...Daily Journal all 60 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Times Uber Data Collection Changes Should Be Barred, Privacy Group Urges New York Times A leading privacy rights group wants the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit Uber from instituting changes to its privacy policy that it says will allow the ride-hailing app to collect more detailed data about customers' whereabouts and use their ... Uber's updated privacy policy reveals it can track your location even if you ...Business Insider Uber faces legal challenge over plan to track you even when its app isn't runningThe Next Web Privacy group wants FTC to investigate UberUSA TODAY Ars Technica (blog) -The Hill all 35 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

A leading privacy rights group wants the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit Uber from instituting changes to its privacy policy that it says will allow ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber says collecting location data is essential to allow the company to connect drivers to riders and for features like 'split fare'. Photograph: Robert ...https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Meanwhile, Uber Technologies is trying to recruit nearly 1,000 additional full-time drivers in Denver and other cities along the Front Range during the ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Electronic Privacy Information Center wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Uber's new privacy policy, which gives the company the ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Politico UPDATE 2-US top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to Reuters (Recasts lead, adds quotes from ruling and dissent). By Lawrence Hurley. WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a Los Angeles ordinance that lets police view hotel guest registries without a warrant violates the ... Justices limit police searches of hotel registriesUSA TODAY Supreme Court Strikes Down Los Angeles Law on Police Access to Hotel ...Wall Street Journal High Court Voids Routine Police Check of Hotel RegistriesABC News Los Angeles Times -Politico -Bloomberg all 67 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber has banned riders and drivers from carrying guns, the company announced on Friday, a move that comes months after a driver for the ...https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

A privacy activist group has filed a formal legal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, asking federal authorities to halt Uber's pending “unfair ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

CBS Local No Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Monday; Supreme Court Watchers Eye Possible ... CBS Local WEDNESDAY (CBS SF) – Those expecting a landmark ruling on the fate of same-sex marriage from the U.S. Supreme Court will have to wait until at least Thursday after justices failed to release their opinion on the case Monday morning. Top US court to next issue rulings on ThursdayReuters US evangelicals draw battle lines against same-sex marriageReuters Blogs (blog) Tensions Build as Supreme Court Prepares for Gay Marriage and Obamacare ...Newsweek WATE 6 On Your Side -American Thinker (blog) -Washington Examiner all 645 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber is negotiating a $2 billion credit line from a group of Wall Street banks, according to a source. Uber, the car-booking company that has disrupted ...https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Fox News Russian Security Czar: Over 1000 Russians Fight With IS New York Times MOSCOW — Russia's Security Council chief says more than 1,000 Russian nationals have joined the Islamic State group and they could pose a major threat when they return. Nikolai Patrushev told the business daily Kommersant in an interview published ... US Pledges Equipment, Manpower to NATO Rapid-Response ForceWall Street Journal US pledges troops and equipment to new NATO task forceWashington Post US pledges high-end equipment for NATO rapid response forceReuters CNN -NDTV -Newsweek all 849 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

CNBC Will this Uber driver as employee ruling stick? CNBC Recently, a hearing officer applied California's legal test for distinguishing between an employee and an independent contractor, concluding that a complaining Uber driver in San Francisco, Barbara Berwick, was an employee. California presumes that ... California's Uber RaidWall Street Journal California ruling seen unlikely to dent value of Uber, other start-upsReuters State takes aim at Uber's business modelU-T San Diego Network World -MarketWatch all 51 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Times Taliban Attack Afghan Parliament and Seize a Second District in North New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban attacked the Afghan Parliament on Monday just as lawmakers were convening for their third attempt to confirm a defense minister, while in northern Afghanistan a second district fell to Taliban insurgents. There were no ... Taliban bombs rock Afghan parliament in brazen assaultWashington Post Taliban launch brazen attack on Afghan parliamentBrisbane Times Taliban Attack on Afghan Parliament in Kabul Raises Concerns for Future StabilityU.S. News & World Report Slate Magazine (blog) -Reuters all 1,206 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Washington Post US Supreme Court Rules for Marvel in Spider-Man Toy Dispute NBCNews.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the inventor of a Spider-Man toy who claimed a half-century-old legal precedent prevented him from earning deserved royalties. In a 6-3 vote, the court handed a victory to Walt Disney Co. Supreme Court lets its nerd flag fly with comic book references in Spider-man toy ...Washington Post (blog) Supreme Court quotes Spider-Man comic in patent rulingCBS News The Supreme Court Just Quoted Spider-ManTIME Reuters -Fortune -New York Daily News all 57 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

STLtoday.com Taxi commission to focus Tuesday on future of Uber in St. Louis STLtoday.com Uber's background checks have landed it in legal trouble. California prosecutors last year sued the San Francisco-based company over its background check policies, alleging it misrepresented them. And the California Labor Commission this month ruled ... and more »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Times UN Report on Gaza Finds Evidence of War Crimes by Israel and by Palestinian ... New York Times JERUSALEM — A United Nations investigation found “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that “may amount to war crimes” by both Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip during their bloody battle last summer, according to a report ... UN panel says both Israel, Hamas may have committed war crimes in GazaLos Angeles Times Six takeaways from the UN's Gaza war reportHaaretz Ya'alon: Israel won't tolerate attempts to tarnish IDF soldiersJerusalem Post Israel News NBCNews.com -USA TODAY all 717 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Times US 'Not Cured' of Racism, Obama Says, Citing Slavery's Legacy New York Times WASHINGTON — Just days after nine black parishioners were killed in a South Carolina church, President Obama said the legacy of slavery still “casts a long shadow” on American life, and he said that choosing not to say the word “” in public does not ... Obama uses epithet to make larger point about race during 'WTF' podcastLos Angeles Times Obama talks gun control, racism, and the N-wordChristian Science Monitor Barack Obama on WTF: one n-word but few laughsTelegraph.co.uk USA TODAY -Reuters -CNN all 446 news articles »https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber