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An adulterous businessman in southern France is seeking damages of up to €45m (£38m) from Uber over his wife’s discovery of his extra-marital affair, according to reports. | |
The man, from the glitzy Riviera area on the southern coastline, says he once connected to his account on the ride-hailing application via his wife’s phone to request a driver. | The man, from the glitzy Riviera area on the southern coastline, says he once connected to his account on the ride-hailing application via his wife’s phone to request a driver. |
Despite using the log-off function, the application continued to send her updates afterwards, revealing his travel history and arousing suspicions about his lover, Le Figaro newspaper said. The couple have since divorced. | Despite using the log-off function, the application continued to send her updates afterwards, revealing his travel history and arousing suspicions about his lover, Le Figaro newspaper said. The couple have since divorced. |
“My client was the victim of a bug in an application,” his lawyer David-André Darmon told AFP after the case was lodged at a court in Grasse in south-east France. | “My client was the victim of a bug in an application,” his lawyer David-André Darmon told AFP after the case was lodged at a court in Grasse in south-east France. |
“There’s a function to disconnect but the session was not disconnected and the bug has caused him problems in his private life,” Darmon added. | “There’s a function to disconnect but the session was not disconnected and the bug has caused him problems in his private life,” Darmon added. |
He declined to comment on claims in Le Figaro that he had sought damages of €45m, saying only that his client “wished to remain discreet and retain his anonymity”. | He declined to comment on claims in Le Figaro that he had sought damages of €45m, saying only that his client “wished to remain discreet and retain his anonymity”. |
The newspaper said the bug in the Uber software was not a one-off case and had been experienced by other users. | The newspaper said the bug in the Uber software was not a one-off case and had been experienced by other users. |
Uber told Agence France-Presse in a statement that it would not comment on the case underway but that the best possible protection of clients’ personal details was a priority. | Uber told Agence France-Presse in a statement that it would not comment on the case underway but that the best possible protection of clients’ personal details was a priority. |
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