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Berkeley business boosted online: Hasazem Kenawy, Louie Kennedy and Vimal Alilakuzwy at growing Berkeley business Earl and Pearl pizzeria. Picture: Greg Ellis. Not long after Louie Kennedy opened Earl and Pearl…Continue readingIllawarra Mercury news – How a small Berkeley business that was ready to close has become popular outside the suburb.

A Fitzroy bourbon bar is the latest hospitality business to publicly announce its breakup with UberEats, with the general manager saying he was told by the platform algorithm issues and…Continue readingSmartCompany – This Fitzroy business says it’s breaking up with Uber Eats after the platform said “the weather” could be limiting its deliveries

A POPULAR Sydney burger chef has severed ties with UberEats and unleashed a scathing online spray against the “fascist” company after his business was hit by a wave of negative…Continue readingQueensland Times – UberEats is ‘a truly evil company’

00:02 / 03:00More of us are ordering food online, but is it worth the effort for small businesses to fulfill those orders? Updated Updated 01/02/2018 By Ricardo Goncalves Share More…Continue readingSBS News – Are food delivery services worth the cost for small businesses?

“Incredibly exploitative”: Small business angst over UberEATS continues as venues told they will have to share the cost of error orders. Another small business has said it will step off…Continue readingSmart Company – “Incredibly exploitative”: Small business angst over UberEATS continues

Ridesharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. has disclosed that hackers have stolen the personal information of about 57 million customers and drivers, according to a report by Bloomberg News. The news…Continue readingNorton – Uber announces new data breach affecting 57 million riders and drivers

As first published in the Privacy Law Bulletin, September 2017, Vol 14.7, p 131-134 Ridesharing app developer Uber is frequently hailed as the “disruptor du jour”, in part due to…Continue readingCarroll & O’Dea Lawyers – Between “Heaven mode” and “Hell”: Uber’s use of big data puts users in a purgatory of certainty around privacy issues