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Ubers Android app is Literally Malware?
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"Christ man! Why the hell would it want access to my camera, my phone calls, my Wi-Fi neighbors, my accounts, etc?" Joe writes in his Security Blog. "Why the hell is this here? Whats it sending? Why? Where? I dont remember agreeing to allow Uber accedes to my phone calls and SMS messages. Bad NSA-Uber."


The popular ride-sharing service Uber has been hit by various controversies lately, but now the things gone even worse for the company when a security researcher made a worrying discovery this week and claims, "Ubers app is literally malware."
The ride-hailing company is in disputes of handling privacy of its customers data. A Phoenix-based security researcher Joe Giron found that a surprising amount of users data is being collected by the companys mobile application for Android.

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I would not put it past them, in this case as it seems they might have sold out to ads and malware for more money in the bank. But, even if it is, it does not bother me as I do not use this app/service. Crazy to hear about, though.
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