From the Article (and a few other sources):

The access was used to allow uber to display maps on the apple watch, which was a blocker for the iOS watch app launch. Apple wanted uber as a launch partner so they have uber the permission to do this as a hack/workaround to hit the launch day delivery deadline. They do not use it anymore. This isn't about "uber/apple wants to spy on you and suck up all your data all the time" this is about "Uber/Apple will compromise your security to hit their milestones and/or engagement metrics".

Duplicate? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15411533

Several earlier submissions of the same news:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15411533

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15414884

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15413036

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15417137

This is from nearly a month ago. It’s also outrage crap.

better link IMO: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-uber-s-ios-app-had-secret-pe...

There are very few apps I trust enough to install anymore. If a service I want to use has a somewhat decent mobile site, like Uber and Facebook, I will always use those instead.