Surveillance and data security scholars said they are deeply concerned about the issues raised by the fact a conversation between seven Ottawa Senators players during an Uber ride was captured and shared without those players' knowledge.

Changes to Uber’s privacy policy, set to go into effect July 15, would allow the ridesharing app to track its user’s location data even when the app isn’t running, prompting privacy concerns.

Uber’s privacy practices have been called into question following allegations one of its executives tracked a journalist’s location without her permission using a tool called “God View.”