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I think it's pretty stupid to consider any consumer device to be secure enough. I did hear on HN some time before that interview that some USB device can be used to bypass the lock…

it wasn't a company laptop

I think you might be right, but I had reason to worry given Uber's history with competitors, esp. industrial espionage. They were actively competing with the company I worked for a…

they did not offer to provide me with a laptop and the interview format was such that I could google things and share some of my personal projects etc

as a candidate you're trying to please and build trust, so naturally I wouldn't raise questions that would indicate my lack of trust

No, how do you do that?

Proof I'm paranoid. My greater point, however, is that they have done some really shady stuff, and stealing competitor's IP is part of their culture, so their behavior itself promo…

I had an interview there where the manager asked me to leave my laptop behind and go for a walk. I was hesitant after hearing stories of Uber conducting electronic espionage agains…

An idiotic response given that "subprime autoloans or deceiving the press or sharing private user data for fun and games at a party" cannot be due to drivers.

Long winded title could be a sign of long winded article

There is an old saying: a fish rots from the head down.

If not Hitler than Hannibal Lecter My point is that we're all jerks, one way or another, just don't really know it or admit to it, but we know that everyone has done something that…

recursion limit of 0 on this stack!

to call anyone a "jerk" is something that only jerks do, but everyone looks at themselves as holier than thou. We're all flawed in some way. Labeling people (or attacking people) a…

a bit sexist/condescending here? you're implying s 17 year old boy wouldn't say that? why refer to gender?

Not soon enough.

Signed up to help. If you are serious about helping, I urge you to do so as well.

Saudi men committed the terrorist act of 9/11 and the Orlando shooter was of Afghani origin. But Trump banned people from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen & Sudan. What kind of logic is th…