The whole scammers thing is true. We have faced it with SourceLair. Thankfully there is 3DS 2 now and you can be super strict with which transactions you can accept. IMO the safest way to go is accept transactions, where you have no liability.
Also, using a SaaS service providing a complete checkout experience can make this super easy for you.
If it is encrypted in browser. There is the encryption keys persisted with reference? Probably at your end? If it is in browser then $39/year is not justified. It should be free.
The encryption key is generated in the browser. This key is being used to unseal your vaults. When you create your account, the key is being exported (downloaded) to your file system. Every time you sign in afterwards, you need to import (drag and drop) the key to the browser — it is never transmitted to our servers —, so you can unseal your vaults locally.
No product can be free. We believe that €39 per year is a great price for what you get; a ridiculously easy to receive sensitive information securely with end to end encryption, that does not even require both parties to have an account.
> (1) Was the charge for the ride apparent before hailing the not-technically-a-taxi?
Unfortunately, not.
> (2) If not, what app was this?
I am not naming the app intentionally. I do not want to shit on anybody's work to be honest, even though I might disagree strongly with it. I might as well be dead wrong about this and missing an important point.
I do not have a problem with exceeding business cost with high profit margins. I think that's OK and actually I believe it's the right way to build a sustainable business. I do have a problem when charging for conceptually wrong reasons.
When using software, instead of traditional means, to do an existing job, it gets way cheaper. That's when you don't get to charge £15 for using it.
If you do need to charge £15 for some reason, please do. It's not the software I am paying for though in that case and I need to know what I am paying for.
Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like my country, Greece, a few years ago. Letting strangers in your car is high risk, especially during night and even more in particular areas of the world. Cab hailing apps already workaround this, since all routes are hailed by passengers with verified personal details. This means that it's not easy to violate and leave. Even less in the UK, where most cabs have CCTV inside.
Thanks for your comment. All your points are valid. I do understand that and I have no problem paying premium for certain services, such as high risk ones. The problem here is its marketing as "technology fee because of high demand" at £15 for a £4 (fake) route.
Thanks for your comment. I just tool their word for it :). That's interesting though. If you can share a link validating that, I can update the article to better represent reality.
You can see in the receipt how it says "high demand" next to technology fee :). I don't have an article, but I used to work for a major rideshare co, hence the industry knowledge.
Communication skills are necessary for all job positions.
Remote working is quite new to us though. People have worked on site for thousands of years, while remote working just appeared in the last century or so and it has different communication needs.
My guess it will take 10+ years from now to cultivate remote communication skills so that they work intuitively for the majority of software developers.
Also, using a SaaS service providing a complete checkout experience can make this super easy for you.