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		rory on March 29, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How... I'm pretty sure it's used to assist with selecting other accounts for fare splits, so that could be one justification.

dwighttk on March 30, 2018 [–]

ah... didn't think of that one... Clearly not an Uber user here. At least there's a possibly helpful reason to do it.

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