Every now and then I think about Uber's God View and how naive it is to not expect that most services with widespread consumer use have a surveillance God View.
What irks me the most: The potential power this gives over politicians. Never doubt that some people obviously still have this access.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/13/uber-employees-spying-ex-partners-politicians-beyonce
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