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Today, Uber announced a new Privacy Settings system within the app, rolling out to users over the next few weeks. The new controls will give users more control over mobile notifications sent by Uber and any contacts shared with the system. The new settings also let users grant or withhold location data from within the app, a choice previously made at the operating system level.

The biggest functional change is the system for deleting accounts, which users will now be able to do from within the app itself. Simply uninstalling the Uber app doesn’t delete server data, and deleting that data previously required directly contacting Uber’s support team. The new process lets users start an automatic 30-day countdown from the Privacy Settings...

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