A French businessman is suing Uber for 45 million euro (nearly $48 million) after the app-based car service sent notifications to his wife's phone about his whereabouts, exposing his infidelity.
The Local France, citing French newspaper Le Figaro, reported that the man, who is from Côte d'Azur in the south of France, is blaming Uber for breaking up his marriage. The whole thing started when he borrowed his wife's phone and logged into Uber.
Even after logging out of the app, notifications about his trips still went to her phone. Whenever he took an Uber ride, his wife would be notified of the pickup location, destination, and time. Based on these notifications, the wife was able to surmise that her husband was having an affair — and divorced him.
Uber did not immediately respond to PCMag's request for comment. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment on the matter when contacted by Le Figaro, saying "Uber doesn't publicly comment on individual cases, and especially those which concern things such as a divorce procedure," according to The Local France.
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"The technical fault is thought to be that after you log in to Uber on another device, it can keep information on you as a user and continues to give updates on that phone," the report noted, adding that the issue appears to be limited to the iOS versions of the app updated after Dec. 16, 2016.
The first hearing for the case is expected next month.
Meanwhile, Uber has been at the center of some political troubles back at home. The car service, in the wake of President Donald Trump's immigration executive order on immigration, dropped surge pricing and continued operating as other taxi drivers protested at New York's JFK Airport. This prompted a #DeleteUber campaign on social media. Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick also recently exited Trump's business advisory council to quell rumors that he supports the administration's agenda.