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Source-backed from Uber Privacy Policy

115
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
4
verified controls

1 of them depends on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 8 findings
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Messages 3 findings
  • Biometrics 2 findings
  • Sensitive Data 12 findings
  • Tracking 3 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 30 findings
  • Sharing 28 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 25 findings
  • Other 3 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Sharing Control available in some regions Uber shares device IDs, approximate location and trip data with ad companies

What this means

Criteo, Google, Rokt, The Trade Desk and TripleLift are named, and the data includes an advertising or device identifier, a hashed email address, and ad interaction data.

Uber shares data with ad intermediaries such as Criteo, Google, Rokt, The Trade Desk, and TripleLift, including advertising or device identifiers, hashed email address, approximate location, current trip or order information, and ad interaction data.

Why this matters

Trip information describes where somebody went, which is a different record from what they browsed.

What the policy says

We share data - including advertising or device identifier, hashed email address, approximate location, current trip or order information, and ad interaction data - with these intermediaries to enable their services and for such other purposes as are disclosed in their privacy notices.

From Uber Privacy Policy

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What you can do

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Location Privacy control available If you allow it, Uber collects precise location from request until delivery

What this means

It also collects that data whenever the Uber app is open on your phone's screen.

If you allow precise location collection, Uber collects it from the time you request a ride or order until the ride is finished or the order is delivered.

Why this matters

Precise location is accurate to within a few meters, enough to describe a route rather than an area.

What the policy says

If you do, we will collect your precise location from the time you request a ride or order until the ride is finished or your order is delivered. We also collect such data when you have the Uber app open on your phone’s screen.

From Uber Privacy Policy

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Advertising & Profiling Control available in some regions Uber shares audience lists grouped by inferred interests with ad publishers

What this means

People on those lists are identified by limited data points such as a mobile advertising ID, a hashed email or a name.

Uber shares audience lists with ad and marketing publishers, identifying users by limited data points such as mobile advertising ID, hashed email, or name, grouped by inferred interests and characteristics.

Why this matters

Being placed in a group is a conclusion about a person that they were never shown.

What the policy says

For example, we share audience lists with ad and marketing publishers in which users are identified by limited data points ( e.g. , mobile advertising ID, hashed email, name) and grouped based on inferred interests and characteristics.

From Uber Privacy Policy

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What you can do

A verified privacy control can reduce this, where it is available to you.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 2
  • Controls & Permissions 2
  • Sensitive Data 2
  • Biometrics 1
  • Camera & Photos 1
  • Location 1
  • Messages 1
  • Sharing 1
  • Tracking 1

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  • Location 6 more
  • Messages 2 more
  • Biometrics 1 more
  • Sensitive Data 10 more
  • Tracking 2 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 27 more
  • Sharing 26 more
  • Controls & Permissions 23 more
  • Other 3 more

  • Complete report

    100 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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