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This seems like cutthroat tactics, but not illegal as far as I can tell. Anyone know if this is by the book?
by bproper 12y ago
This seems like cutthroat tactics, but not illegal as far as I can tell. Anyone know if this is by the book?
- greglindahl 12y agoWhich book, the lawbook or the ethics book?
- NoPiece 12y agoThe article documents recruiting Lyft drivers by riding with them, which is neither unethical nor illegal. It doesn't document cancelling rides, which would definitely be unethical, and should be illegal.
- res0nat0r 12y agoI thought on HN we call working around outdated or laws we don't agree with "disruption"?
- vdaniuk 12y agoUnnecessary generalization. Disruption may or may not have negative externalities. In fact, many externalities of disruptions are positive.
- sgustard 12y agoIn fact, disrupt and sabotage are synonyms.
- NoPiece 12y agoNo major thesaurus lists sabotage as a synonym for disrupt. A couple have disrupt for sabotage.
- chc 12y agoWhose ethics book says hiring employees from competitors is wrong? Pixar's?
- practicalpants 12y agoUber ought to be liable to a lawsuit, at least in general for violating Lyft's terms of service with fake accounts on a mass scale. Along the same lines as the AirBnB spamming controversy, when it was reveled they violated Craigslist's ToS on a large scale to grow their business in the early days.
- masterleep 12y agoIt's a federal crime to use a web service against its TOS.