Jean Paul Sartre once said, "Hell is other people." For ride-share giant Uber, "Hell" is actually Lyft drivers.
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The Information reports that Uber previously used secret software called "Hell" to track the location of available Lyft drivers and showed which of those Lyft drivers also worked for Uber, enabling Uber to attempt to snatch them away full-time. The software was active from 2014 to early 2016, right as ride-sharing was growing exponentially.
"Hell" got its name as something of a counterpart to Uber's controversial "God View" program which brought heat on the company after it was used for more nefarious schemes that seemed to violate user privacy. Read more...
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