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Frenchman sues Uber for €45m after glitch lets his wife track him

Posted on February 8, 2017 by pogowasright.org

The Local reports:

While some might say the digital age is making infidelity simpler, here’s one reason why smartphones may be bad news for wandering spouses.

A man from Côte d’Azur in the south of France claims a problem in the app meant that his wife received notifications on her phone whenever he took an Uber ride, and that she was able to see his pick up points, destinations and times.

And he says it all began when he borrowed his wife’s phone and logged in to Uber.

Despite logging out of the app, notifications of his journeys continued to roll in to her phone, revealing what she suspected was evidence of his extra-marital encounters and leading to the couple’s divorce.

Read more on The Local.

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