As much as Uber messed up here and there was a security breach, comparable information is publicly available. For example, the TLC in NYC provides this:
This is a spreadsheet containing all the taxi drivers in NYC with their names, license numbers, and license expiration dates. Given that the only information leaked (according to Uber) were names and license numbers, that really isn't much beyond what might otherwise be available publicly.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/excel/current_medallio...
This is a spreadsheet containing all the taxi drivers in NYC with their names, license numbers, and license expiration dates. Given that the only information leaked (according to Uber) were names and license numbers, that really isn't much beyond what might otherwise be available publicly.