Episode 20: Don't Be Evil
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⭐️ This Week's Topics
- Indie App Spotlight, with two apps for you to check out:
- Code Conf by Paweł Madej, and
- Hour Blocks by James Saeed.
- Ethics in Software and Tech.
⚠️ Compiler Error
This week's theme: Uber Lawsuits!
- Lyft’s CEO sued Uber for allegedly and on multiple occasions sending escorts to his private home, as a supposed retaliation and intimidation tactic against Lyft’s then-expansion into New York City, which was settled for $2M.
- An antitrust lawsuit was filed against Uber by a passenger claiming collusion with drivers to raise prices, which later got dramatic when Uber privately investigated said passenger using “fraudulent and arguably criminal conduct”.
- A former Uber driver filed a lawsuit against Uber regarding its star rating system, which the plaintiff claims disproportionately leads to the firing of people who are not white or who speak with accents.
- As recently as August, California's labor commissioner is once again suing Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies are stealing wages from drivers by "willfully misclassifying" them as contractors instead of employees.
Compilation Results
This time, Spencer gracefully went first, followed by Ben. Let's see how they did!
1. Lyft’s CEO sued Uber for allegedly and on multiple occasions sending escorts to his private home, as a supposed retaliation and intimidation tactic against Lyft’s then-expansion into New York City, which was settled for $2M.
Both of our completionists believed this to be possible, which is unfortunate because it was the compiler error! This is what happens when you believe in urban legends long enough to research them, only to discover there was no truth to them after all...
Which means…
2. An antitrust lawsuit was filed against Uber by a passenger claiming collusion with drivers to raise prices, which later got dramatic when Uber privately investigated said passenger using “fraudulent and arguably criminal conduct”.
Both Spencer ans Ben thought this was a little too crazy to be true, but it was a code completion after all! Learn More →
3. A former Uber driver filed a lawsuit against Uber regarding its star rating system, which the plaintiff claims disproportionately leads to the firing of people who are not white or who speak with accents.
This was also a code completion! Learn More →
4. As recently as August, California's labor commissioner is once again suing Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies are stealing wages from drivers by "willfully misclassifying" them as contractors instead of employees.
You guessed it! A code completion! Learn More →
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