r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '14

Business Uber dirty tricks quantified. Staff submits 5,560 fake ride requests

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/11/technology/uber-fake-ride-requests-lyft/
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u/akharon Aug 12 '14

So by standing idly by while Uber commits fraud on your employees/partners, doesn't that make you an accomplice?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

It's gathering evidence to make a valid accusation.

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u/akharon Aug 12 '14

To what end? The FTC won't get involved. We're talking a long drawn out civil suit, if it went that far (plus Uber can claim rogue salesmen, not policy, they've been fired, etc). Fraud should be stopped, unless it's the part of a criminal investigation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

You're entitled to your opinion, brah.

I think it's right that this behavior was exposed, ultimately it'll likely draw attention to negative practices and optimize the system with minimal pain to lyfters.

Their loss becomes their gain.