Uber Said It Accessed BuzzFeed News Reporter's Information Because She Was "Late"

BuzzFeed - The company, responding to Sen. Al Franken, also says they have scaled back access to "God View." Franken isn't satisfied: "It still remains unclear how Uber defines legitimate business purposes for accessing, retaining, and sharing customer data." WASHINGTON — In a letter to Sen. Al Franken, Uber writes that an employee who accessed a journalist's account information did so because she was "30 minutes late" to a meeting. The letter was in response to a November letter sent by Franken to Uber, in which he requested more information about the company's privacy policies. Writing to Franken, Uber repeated a familiar line: Employees can only access rider information for "legitimate business purposes." The company also argues in the letter that reports from the media generated "misperceptions" about how Uber uses customer data. Franken said he was "concerned" by the response and would continue "pressing for answers." "While I'm pleased that they replied to my letter, I am concerned ab