Privacy is a major concern in today's society, and while the harshest critics might claim that content creators are putting themselves out there while searching for 15 minutes of fame, there's no denying the alarming rise in violence against them.
We've seen Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa get attacked over her crypto wallet, Kai Cenat claims he woke up to find someone in his room, and there was the tragic murder of Valeria Márquez while live on stream.
Now, one YouTube star admits he doesn't feel safe after Uber Eats seemingly published his address on X. In a May 25 video, Dailey suggests that an Uber Eats driver stole his sushi order, and when he reported it, the official X account shared his address online. In a video addressing the drama, Dailey admits he never thought he'd make this kind of video but says Uber Eats has left him with no other choice. The YouTuber told viewers: "This isn't about clickbait, this is a multi-billion dollar company publicly exposing my address and doing absolutely nothing to fix it.
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"If you value your privacy, if you've ever felt unsafe online, or if you've ever trusted a brand with your personal information, this video is for you."
Saying he made the order through the Uber Eats app on May 13 to his Florida address, Dailey claims that a female delivery driver took a picture of the meal on his doorstep and then walked away with it.
Before explaining how he took his complaint to Uber Eats support, Dailey says, "It's disgusting that Uber's okay with employing someone who walks up to a customer's door, fakes the delivery, and takes the food back like it's a free buffet.
That's not just poor customer service, it's theft, and Uber has done absolutely nothing about it." While it sounds like he was already annoyed, Dailey goes on to explain how the verified Uber Eats account wrote his full address on X, then shared a blanked screenshot to prove it.
Reminding people how he's a content creator with over 700,000 combined followers, Dailey says he's dealt with stalkers before and had to use P.O. boxes to keep his address a secret.
He goes on to maintain that the post was live for over 40 hours and seen by 6.7k people, and while he got a refund from Uber, he didn't get an apology.
In the aftermath, Dailey has filed a Better Business Bureau complaint, one with the FTC, and the Florida Attorney General. He concludes: "To Uber, this is your notice. I won't be silenced, I won't be erased, and I won't let you treat privacy like an optional feature. Fix this before it gets worse."
Of course, there are worries that this could have something of a Streisand Effect, where more people go looking for his address.
There's plenty of shock, with one supporter writing: "Leaking your address is insanity. I'm hoping Uber pays the ultimate price for doing this! You have more than enough reason to be furious."
Someone else said: "This unacceptable and they need to be reprimanded. As someone who had an active stalker who did literal jail time, i get it. Not acceptable," while a third concluded: "I've never used a food delivery service, and your story will prevent me from ever doing so."