Man sues Uber after app 'tells his wife where he is - and she divorces him'
A businessman is suing Uber after what he claims is a flaw in the app allowed his wife to follow his comings and goings – and she divorced him.
The unnamed Côte d’Azur businessman is suing for 45 million euros (£38 million) after the app allegedly alerted his wife whenever he used an Uber.
He claims that he logged into his Uber account on her iPhone, then logged out – but the phone continued to give her alerts when he used the service.
He is now seeking redress in the courts.
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The alerts allowed his wife to see information such as his taxi driver’s name, and whenever he used an Uber – and allowed her to read them without his knowledge, Figaro reports.
The French newspaper said that it was able to replicate the issue – and receive notifications about someone’s Uber account, even after they logged out.
It’s not clear how many people might be affected by this – the issue does not seem to affect Android users..
A spokesman for Uber said, ‘Uber does not publicly comment on individual cases, including the case of divorce proceedings between spouses.
