I actually wrote most of this post about two months ago. Finished it and posted it recently after talking to some friends who were at YC Startup School and also seeing that article (which was pretty bad, IMO).

That PandoDaily article is pretty aggressive and hysterical.

The message is, more or less: "unlicensed taxi drivers are responsible for 80% of stranger rape, therefore Uber's 'ask forgiveness, not permission' approach to business is wrong"