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Regarding prior notice et al.: "Private API" is a slight understatement IMO. Uber is running a $3.4bn business and their car data is a lot of what makes them valuable. I wouldn't blame them for automatically blacklisting accounts with unusual usage patterns just to be safe.
Amos here from Uber. First of all, this was a very cool app Will. I love your passion for technology and your interest in Uber. For some pretty obvious reasons (many of which are mentioned in the comments), we didn't have a choice to but to suspend your account. That said, there's no hard feelings. We've re-activated your account and would love to chat with you about an internship this summer. I hope you continue cre…
I can't know, but I imagine you cause a lot of internal grief. Bosses would have been kicking off, blaming techies for it, one way or another. I imagine a couple of decision making noses were well put out of joint, if not broken. Egos well bruised. Perhaps lots of Malcolm Tucker, if you know what I mean. If you want your account back, or what ever, try writing a proper letter to the MD or something. Grovel like hell,…
Well that is quite interesting. A service that - as far as I can tell - just got itself started by hacking the local travel business, blacklists a dev, who just hacks his way to "expose" their API? Isn't Uber fighting hard to deregulate a market, after it entered it and turned it upside down - for better or worse? Wasn't the Uber-CEO the absolute Ayn Rand disciple? [1] [1] http://pando.com/2012/10/24/travis-shrugged/…
He essentially DDOS'd Über. It's a practical matter rather than a philosophical one.
I just smiled, when I read this and thought back about Uber and what their take on rules and regulations were/are, when it comes to their business. I was really not advocating for DDOSing the service.
Amos here from Uber. First of all, this was a very cool app Will. I love your passion for technology and your interest in Uber. For some pretty obvious reasons (many of which are mentioned in the comments), we didn't have a choice to but to suspend your account. That said, there's no hard feelings. We've re-activated your account and would love to chat with you about an internship this summer. I hope you continue cre…
In touch with you now! Look forward to what comes of this, thanks for taking the time to respond here too!
I can't know, but I imagine you cause a lot of internal grief. Bosses would have been kicking off, blaming techies for it, one way or another. I imagine a couple of decision making noses were well put out of joint, if not broken. Egos well bruised. Perhaps lots of Malcolm Tucker, if you know what I mean. If you want your account back, or what ever, try writing a proper letter to the MD or something. Grovel like hell,…
You didn't find his apology grovelling enough?
Amos here from Uber. First of all, this was a very cool app Will. I love your passion for technology and your interest in Uber. For some pretty obvious reasons (many of which are mentioned in the comments), we didn't have a choice to but to suspend your account. That said, there's no hard feelings. We've re-activated your account and would love to chat with you about an internship this summer. I hope you continue cre…
In touch with you now! Look forward to what comes of this, thanks for taking the time to respond here too!