When it comes to ride-hailing apps, the first ones that come to mind are Uber and Lyft. Various ride-hailing apps are currently operating in the cities across the world. However, what these apps lack is the user privacy and safety. The ride-hailing service providers have full access to the unencrypted real-time locations of all the users. This increases the likelihood of a third party gaining access to your data and stealing confidential information including your existing location. Therefore, your personal data and the data about your whereabouts is never safe. Buber changes that by using an end-to-end encryption technology. Buber is a new ride-hailing and personal safety app that encrypts your data before it is sent to a recipient and the data is decrypted locally on the recipient’s device. It means that when a user hails a cab on Buber, the location and user profile data is readable by no one other than the passenger and the cab driver and not even by Buber’s service provider. The passenger can also choose to share his/her realtime location and driver’s details with friends and family to have a companion by their side. Unlike the other ride-hailing apps, Buber is also a personal safety app. The users can share their realtime location with their friends and family or send panic alerts to them regardless of hailing a cab. Buber uses a blockchain based user authentication. The cryptography based security system on the distributed network of blockchain makes it almost impossible for a third party to gain access to your data or tamper with it. The payment on Buber would be through cash, Hesab.af mobile Application, and an ATM card.
