Lyft Driver Sues Uber For Invasion of Privacy

Michael Gonzales sued Uber on his own behalf and as a putative class action for Lyft drivers whose electronic communications and whereabouts were allegedly intercepted, accessed, monitored, and/or transmitted by Uber. The lawsuit contained the following claims: The Wiretap Act The Federal Wiretap Act – The Act makes it unlawful to “intentionally intercept [ ] … any wire, oral, or electronic communication.” 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a). Under the statute “Intercept” “means the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device.

Michael Gonzales sued Uber on his own behalf and as a putative class action for Lyft drivers whose electronic communications and whereabouts were allegedly intercepted, accessed, monitored, and/or transmitted by Uber. The lawsuit contained the following claims: The Wiretap Act The Federal Wiretap Act – The Act makes it unlawful to “intentionally intercept [ ] … any wire, oral, or electronic communication.” 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a). Under the statute “Intercept” “means the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device. »