Uber secretly tracked users after they deleted the app, leading Apple to nearly kick it off iPhones

Uber secretly tracked its users even after they deleted its app, according to a new report. The invasive tracking led Apple to call the company for a special meeting where boss Tim Cook threatened to kick it out of the App Store and so off people's iPhones, according to the New York Times. The tracking referred specifically to a tool that allowed Uber to watch for when people deleted the app and then find them again when it was re-installed. Uber claims that the tool was necessary to fight against fraud and that it is a common practice – but it was in contravention of Apple's privacy laws and was kept completely secret from the users being tracked. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.