The New Delhi rape case could have just as easily happened to Lyft. The infrastructure for background checks and criminal records in India is more or less nonexistent, so I doubt that Lyft would've been able to catch this driver before he committed a crime any more than Uber would've been able to. The incident is awful, but not Uber's fault. Moreover, would a taxi company be held responsible for a driver raping a passenger?
The examples of Uber violating privacy are sketchy at best. It appears that the god mode app is akin to Google's live search feature which displays thousands of real-time searches for demonstration purposes. The rides-of-glory incident was definitely a PR gaffe, but once again, far from morally bankrupt. If anything it was a play on the OKCupid-style data driven blog posts. I don't see anyone accusing them of being morally bankrupt.
As for the comments on digging up dirt on journalists, based on whats come out from OTHER sources at the private dinner (NOT a "very public forum" as you described it) it was taken out of context.
Its unfortunate that Uber is taking heat for so many things. I use Uber often and trust them with my data. I think anyone that is seriously troubled by the recent onslaught against Uber should take a moment to really think about whether they provide a genuine service or are just scumbags.