Considering the worrying number of reported sexual assaults by Uber drivers since the launch of the service, I'm going to have to disagree with you there.
What, and that's caused by Uber? I don't think the drivers should be able to access user's names but everything else in that article happens with yellow cabs too*.
The privacy issue aside that article's basically blaming societal trends on Uber, which is stupid.
Not sure it would be any worse than jumping in a black cab with some self righteous red light jumping prick.