A Phoenix-based security researcher Joe Giron found that a surprising amount of users’ data is being collected by the company’s mobile application for Android. He reverse-engineered the code of Uber’s Android application and come to the conclusion that it is a malware. He discovered that the app “calls home” and sends data back to the company. The ride-hailing company is in disputes of handling privacy of its customers data. It really seems strange and unnecessary to collect such data.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/11/ubers-android-app-is-literally-malware_28.html