It's a classic tale of betrayal with a modern twist: a torrid affair leads to a broken marriage... after it was all uncovered by some unexplained app notifications. 。
When a businessman in southern France was caught hitching rides to rendezvous with his extramarital lover, he decided to blame Uber and file a lawsuit against the ride-hailing company, French newspaper。 Le Figaro。Le Figaro。
reported Wednesday. 。SEE ALSO:Uber rolls out cab rental feature, UberHIRE, for the first time。
The alleged cheater, whose name was not disclosed in court documents obtained by the paper, blamed a "glitch" in the app for outing him. The man claimed he once logged into his Uber account on his wife's iPhone, but even after he logged out, her device continued to receive push notifications from his profile. Every time he took an extracurricular love trip, he claims she was pinged, which led her to confront him about the alleged affair and their eventual divorce. 。Le Figaro。
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Following the breakup, the man turned on Uber, filing suit for 45 million Euros ($47.8 million) in damages for two-timing him.。 "The bug has caused him problems in his private life," the man's lawyer told the AFP news service, because his client apparently has no appreciation for irony. 。Uber France declined to comment to。 Uber France declined to comment to 。Le Figaro 。
about the case, citing privacy concerns. Reps from the company had no response to。
Mashable。 's request for comment. 。
UPDATE: Feb. 13, 2017, 3:42 p.m. EST。