“If you do, we will collect your precise location from the time you request a ride or order until the ride is finished or your order is delivered. We also collect such data when you have the Uber app open...”
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Precise location data is collected for the full duration of every ride or delivery, creating a continuous record of the user's movements during each trip.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references an additional location collection trigger — when the app is open — which is an independent proposition recorded in omitted_material.
From the moment you request a ride or delivery until it is complete, Uber is collecting your precise location.
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Precise location data is collected for the full duration of every ride or delivery, creating a continuous record of the user's movements during each trip.
From the moment you request a ride or delivery until it is complete, Uber is collecting your precise location.
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