Uber says potential Calgary rideshare bylaw change a privacy risk

Amended Calgary rules attempt to ‘level the playing field’ between Uber, taxis

Calgary city councillors approved changes to the city's vehicle-for-hire bylaw on Tuesday, aiming to make the sector more competitive.

Uber says potential Calgary rideshare bylaw change a privacy risk

Uber has filed a complaint against the City of Calgary for a change it's considering making to a vehicle-for-hire bylaw.

Uber submits complaint about proposed changes to Calgary's vehicle-for-hire bylaw

Ride-hailing giant Uber has submitted a complaint about the City of Calgary's proposed bylaw amendments to Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC).

If you have the Uber app on your phone, you can now use it again here in the capital area. On Tuesday, the new Uber cars rolled out onto the streets for the first time, and TV 2 Kosmopol took a ride with Uber driver Osama Alubaide. - It's great. I hope we'll be busy. The first day we were very busy, and I hope it stays that way. Uber was first launched in Denmark in 2014, and at the time it was a cheaper alternative to the well-known taxi. But t…

Uber Files Complaint About Calgary Trip Location Data Requirement – Pixel Envy

Scott Strasser, Calgary Herald: The complaint [by Uber] was issued shortly before council voted 11–3 to approve a suite of changes to the livery and transport bylaw on Tuesday. Among the changes is a requirement for Uber and other ride-booking companies to provide the city with exact geolocation data for each trip down to five decimal places, including trips that start or end outside of Calgary’s boundaries. […] Cory Porter, deputy chief of veh…