Best of tech podcast: Uber, Facebook drivers, immigration

Laura Mandaro

USA TODAY Network

Updated Nov. 22, 2014, 5:32 p.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO -- This week's tech podcast is brought to you by that four-letter word "life."

Or maybe it should be Uber.

You couldn't cross the street this week without running into a tech story that was really more about privacy, or media ethics, or immigration or fair wages.

First there was the Uber exec floating the idea of doing "opp research" against a media critic, and then (yes, Uber again) the tech-driven car service reportedly tracking and disclosing individuals' locations.

Facebook shuttle-bus drivers voted to unionize, a slap in the face of a distinctly anti-union Valley culture. And high-tech was thrown a bone in President Obama's controversial immigration reform executive order.

The USA TODAY tech team braved the elements (63 degrees, drizzly) to chew over these hot-button issues in this week's tech podcast. Click play below or link to the podcast on your SoundCloud app. Features John Shinal, Jon Swartz and Laura Mandaro.

WANT MORE?

Featured Weekly Ad