Uber takes down searchable database with exact trip location, date and time information

Uber makes it easy for users to share their estimated time of arrival (ETA) with family members or friends, but sensitive information appended to some of these ETA shares were recently unearthed via Google search results. About a day after the revelation, Uber announced something of a fix.

On Thursday, ZDNet reported the discovery that a Google site search for “trip.uber.com” yielded a list of past Uber trips dating as far back as 2013. A page for a shared trip showed a map with arrival and destination information, along with the route, the driver’s first name, and the passenger’s first name.

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