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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  All fun and games until you are given a ride around town and asked for x times your cash

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  • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    ?

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    • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Taxis like to scam tourists

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And you think that’s not possible with rideshare? All they have to do is drive through a “checkpoint” and split whatever they get from you. To Uber the driver was a victim too.

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      • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah

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  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You ever had that happen in the post GPS in your pocket era? If so, how (lots of alcohol?).

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    • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      if you have your gps on in your pocket, what difference does it make whether Uber/Lyft is tracking you or Google/Apple?

      assuming of course you are looking at your map, which is either google maps, waze or apple maps

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      • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You can run GPS w/out a cell signal. GPS is not tracking you. Also, it’s more of just a question of premise. I’ve taken a lot of cabs and never had this issue and it’s hard to imagine them thinking they will get away with driving shenanigans in the modern era. Has this happened to you or just an old boomer tale?

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• JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And you leave your phone at home right?

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• Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Where the fuck are you going, or what are you doing, to where you don’t want your taxi trips tracked?

  I understand privacy and stuff, but sometimes people take it and “muh freedoms” way too seriously overboard.

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  • bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can’t imagine famous people, federal investigators, Union organisers, protected witnesses, or literally anybody else that wouldn’t want their movements trackable by a company or anybody that company gets hacked by?

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    • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Of course I can, did you even read my comment?

      I understand privacy and stuff, but sometimes people take it and “muh freedoms” way too seriously overboard.

      I never said there might not be legitimate reasons to avoid tracking. I’m saying sometimes it’s taken too seriously to the point of silliness and forgoing convenience for the sake of “I don’t want the gub’ment tracking me” freedom nonsense. There will be times when it makes sense, there will be times when it’s just silly.

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      • bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s not how privacy works though. You either have it when you don’t need it or don’t have it when you need it. You don’t just get it when you need it.

        It’s not silliness to presume that you could eventually be in some situation where you need a high amount of privacy.

        Maybe if you don’t actually participate in society, there’s some life circumstances that mean you would never need privacy. There’s probably like a hundred people alive like that. I don’t think they take taxis.

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  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Whores and coke.

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  • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    He’s visiting your mom (punishable by death)

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  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Let’s put it another way. How much do you think you should be paid to have your movements tracked?

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  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    After my comment do you think I’m the type to disclose that to you?

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• Xero@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Which is why I prefer them.

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