Notices tagged with uber, page 2

Update #copyright laws and open up real competition! Tech tians prevent their own disruption by a perverted interpretation of the #DMCA,
argues @doctorow

"experts warned US Congress that DMCA 1201 was way too broad and would be ripe for abuse, as software crept into more systems.

#Uber & #Lyft can use DMCA 1201 to stop you from figuring out how to use them to locate #coop drivers, and they can use the #CFAA to stop you from flipping your booking from Uber to MetaUber"

http://locusmag.com/2019/01/cory-doctorow-disruption-for-thee-but-not-for-me/

#megacalifornia, or the Greater and Utopia of the #idea of a greater California is the new future city state. Well heeled Segway and automatic flying vehicles keep the rich away from the tent cities. While the remaining population is barely alive in the dimly lit glow of bread and circuses, circumstances beyond their control, they await the next gig economic crumbs the #uber rich silicone jetset burner elite throw to the squalid hordes like a magic toaster that will solve all problems - 1/4

the #FlexibleWorker.

"In a twist on #Marx’s utopian dream, such a worker can, 'knit #Etsy scarves in the morning, drive #Uber cars in the afternoon, and write #Facebook comments at night, flexibly shifting between jobs and leisure at will.”

Of course, the neoliberal utopia of a sharing economy has been shaken by a multitude of analyses that, emphasize precarity, surveillance, control, low earnings, and insecure conditions.
If the Uber model is the future of work... "

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/uber-flying-car-silicon-valley-labor-technology-future-politics

Dix milliards de courses bouclées pour #uber ! #digital https://siecledigital.fr/2018/07/25/10-milliards-courses-bouclees-pour-uber/

Person of the Year: Susan #Fowler

The #software #engineer who lifted the lid on sexual #harassment at #Uber and inspired #women to speak out.

source: https://www.ft.com/content/b4bc2a68-dc4f-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482

#metoo #feminism #news #economy #equality #labor #justice #HumanRights