Did you see that thing about the whistleblower engineer exposing how a food delivery company exploits its drivers? It turned out to be a hoax:
https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
The thing is, I don’t doubt that companies •do• in fact do stuff like what the whistleblower described, if not in such cartoonish terms. But this story is apparently fake, and that matters.
@ariadne The right answer to "why do you need E2EE", as well as any similar privacy-related question, is:
"I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are."
I don't remember who the original author is, sorry I can't give credit. (But I'm pretty sure it's a woman.)
hoooo boy. this shit should be illegal. posting the screen shots for when it gets taken down. https://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/1q1mzej/im_a_developer_for_a_major_food_delivery_app_the/
EDIT: Casey Newton reached out to the "whistleblower" and it sounds like it's a hoax. https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
RE: https://thepit.social/@peter/115824339431975101
Tip your gig app delivery drivers in cash.
landmine girl doped up on a ton of psych meds so she can't go off
she tries to freak out and the rage and sadness doesn't come. It's just a hollow, gaping hole. Her doctor smiles and says "Isn't that great?"
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