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Egypt's demand for ride-sharing data puts Uber and rivals in a fix
Published Mon, Jun 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Cairo
AS Uber sought this year to expand in Egypt, one of the most competitive ride-sharing markets, its executives faced a troubling request from Egyptian ministers: could they provide access to heaven?
"Heaven" is Uber's term for an internal software that provides live data about customers, drivers and journeys - in effect, it tracks any Uber ride across a giant digital map.
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