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Uber cab driver accused of sexually assaulting woman in Delhi

indianexpress.com

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From the source:

> He did not have a driving licence issued by the Delhi Transport Authority, which is recommended for those engaged in driving cabs in the capital.

Apart from fact that there was no GPS in the car, it is shocking that Uber is hiring its drivers without any background check. The driver didn't even have a driving license (which I don't think is merely "recommended" but is mandatory). Is it that easy to get driver jobs with Uber in the US? If not, why the lack of stringency in recruitment in India and the double standards?

Considering the infamous Delhi rape case, one would expect Uber to be extra cautious and vigilant in recruiting its drivers. Instead they recruit people who are not even eligible to drive.

Keep in mind this is just one news story - I think it would be worthwhile to see what the actual facts of the case are as it develops.

exactly indian media tends to be sensational at times.

This and many absurd comments by Uber executive led me to delete my Uber account. Also, deleting your account is really difficult with Uber.

>Also, deleting your account is really difficult with Uber.

Not for me, there was a form on the site I think or an email, email reply from the local Uber rep (Ireland, we are small enough to have "a" local Uber rep) asking why I was leaving which gave me a chance to explain my reasons and then we were done.

We're lucky enough here that Uber is the newcomer, Hailo pretty dominant/less creepy.

Previous meta-story here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711284

651 votes 7hs ago, not in front page on a Sunday.

HN moderation or paid voting rings flagging stories are hurting the site's credibility.

I personally flagged it because I don't find the story "intellectually stimulating". I don't know much about Uber except the few times there was an article about them on HN and I doubt they will send a pay check my way.

The moderation was explained quite transparently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711660

Stories about HN moderation are explicitly off topic. I would have flagged it if I'd seen it.

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Allegedly. Inconvenient as it is, presumed innocent until proven guilty still stands.

Hence "accused" in the title.

OP here - I edited the title after submission to respond to that comment.

Uber has had so much bad news over a month. Add to to this they still got a funding round at 40 Billion valuation, they have been frivolent about their practices and unethical about their devices. The BD attitude is prevalent of Wall street (Read Pokers Liar and other Michal Lewis)

Consider Infosys an IT company built in India 33 years ago having a market cap of USD 75 bil and employing 200,00 ppl http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=INFY

Infy is decried and 'defamed' as a company which does just 'services' while all innovation happens in valley. OK, agreed

What has happened in valley recently is that arrogance and growth (at unprofitable means ) value more than creating successful businesses which are sustainable but which whip up media frenzy, Groupon, Zynga. Businesses like Infosys, TCS have created more shareholder value by being humble than all of these so called hot Silicon Valley (flip to the greater fool) companies. You would have heard about Andrew Mason, Marc Pincus but many surely don't know NRN, Nandan Nilekani, Ramadorai,Vineet Nayyar, CP Gurnani, Chandra and Azim Premji. Someone do an analysis how much shareholder value these guys created over a period of time

Ex Alumni of these disciplined companies are starting to build the new generation of product companies (no services BTW sorry folks) and we/they thing big while maintaining financial discipline and efficiency.

With this kind of financial discipline, long term approach, and growth over a long period of time these companies will beat this culture of hubris and arrogance in SV which is prevailing right now. How is Groupon doing, someone please put a graph of there mentions in press over the past 5 years. Same with Zynga, and I predict Uber

Lets revisit after 5 years. Let the SV valley VCs on Sand Hill road remain, while the world is disrupted with tech they cannot understand yet.

Joseph Schumpeter said creative Destruction. SV and Sand Hill road is gonna get disrupted very soon.

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