The Sharing Economy is Steeped in Ethical Controversy

Many hail the sharing economy as the new economy, but like any economy there are dark sides. What seems so innovative and new may just be the same old taxi company, or car hire firm, operating right on the edges of the law.

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A great deal of social media activity is based in the language of sharing. We share Instagram photos, we share our location with check-in apps and we share news to all our various feeds. Sharing isn’t all peaches and cream though. Several prominent companies that are part of the sharing economy are coming under fire for sketchy business practices and possible labor violations.

Services like Lyft, Uber and Sidecar are all car-sharing companies with apps that connect car-owning drivers to passengers in need of a ride.

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