Why would Apple be on a list for "Sharing Economy Companies" - I'm not seeing the reasoning behind why you'd believe they're a sharing economy company?
"sharing economy" usually refers to services that don't directly sell things, but instead get users who want things in contact with other users who have things- Uber getting people who want to use a car in contact with people who have a car, for example. Cloud is just traditional renting with fancy terminology.
They're not on this list because they're not in these [sharing economy] marketplaces. They have been and likely will continue to be a part of the primary "Who has your back?" review ([1] e.g).
Uber has an extremely adversarial relationship with the US gov, so while I doubt they're doing this out of love for their users, citizen privacy and uber's profits happen to have a shared enemy.
New York and California transportation regulators demand records of all Uber rides/requests in their respective jurisdictions and have the authority to fine Uber and/or shut it down in their jurisdictions if it doesn't comply. At least in California, Uber has been fighting it [0].
I love it when the EFF creates content like this! I know its a oversimplification of the issues but the simple format makes it easy to share with less educated friends and family which leads to discussions about why privacy is important.
I wish there was a way to communicate the importance of eff to people who have not even heard of it in a way where they appreciate it instead of just a nod of partial understanding.
GetAround is an excellent car sharing service, basically peer-to-peer ZipCar. Cheaper, more available, and a more interesting spread of vehicles. Used it 7 or 8 times while living in SF for a summer. I think it's only in SF.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 56.9 ms ] thread[1] https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-reques...
[0] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tn-uber-puc-20160114-s...
their impact is incredible.
GetAround is an excellent car sharing service, basically peer-to-peer ZipCar. Cheaper, more available, and a more interesting spread of vehicles. Used it 7 or 8 times while living in SF for a summer. I think it's only in SF.