Data has become the king of business world today. Many companies have started selling user data and that has become the top cause for user dissatisfaction and fear. Today, any business that wishes to be successful needs to make their users feel secure and safe from the data point of view.
Just a few years ago, no one even cared about personal data. Every app login was just another thing. However, today, big companies and brands go the extra mile to explain how sensitive information can be traded and what steps they take to protect users from data theft.
Enter SSL Security
To begin with the full form of SSL is Secure Sockets Layer. This is a piece of standardised technology that essentially creates a form of link encryption between your app or website and a browser. So, the data within your app or website that is on your server will be constantly interacting with the browsers like Chrome or Safari. With the help of Secure Sockets Layer or SSL, this interaction of data remains entirely private.
Of course, as technology continues to change and evolve, experts have introduced a new successor to Secure Sockets Layer, called TLS or Transport Layer Security. However, the nomenclature has remained the same and most people refer to TLS also as SSL.
When you look for an Uber Clone app, make sure that the app development company that is building your app definitely has the SSL protection.
So, How Does SSL Work And Do I Really Need It?
The question of whether you need security is truly a no brainer. If you wish to ensure that you can get more and more users, your list of service providers and taxi fleets continues to grow, then securing data is absolutely necessary.
It’s important to note that your app will store more than just user login information, names, and location details. It will also handle private and sensitive financial transactions, including banking details, phone numbers, contact information, and more.
That said, we understand that as an entrepreneur, you have many priorities. Knowing all the nuances of data security and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) might not be at the top of your list. So, here’s a basic and simplified breakdown of how all of this works.
When a user searches for something the browser tries to contact the app or the website, the website’s first interaction is to provide its SSL certification. The browser now authenticates the certificate by checking if it comes from a trusted source. It also verifies whether the certificate is still valid and if it matches the given domain name.
After this preliminary check, the website and the browser shake hands and agree to interact further and exchange information. This becomes the initiation of a secure and encrypted session. This communication is done through layers of encryption, kind of like a code language between the site and the browser. So, once you implement all of this, your app lets users safely log in, make financial transactions, and enter passwords. No malicious hacker will be able to read this information.
SSL is an incredibly important aspect of securing your customers data and to make sure that you or riders and riders don’t fall prey to any unwanted activity. Everything from authentication to encryption falls on the shoulders of SSL security.
What Else Can You Do To Stay Safe?
We have covered many security features in detail in our previous posts. You can take a quick look at that to ensure that you are on top of these elements. Make sure that your admin dashboard is dynamic and offers you a lot of control.
Basically, once you have purchased your uber clone app, it gets launched on the Google Play Store and the iOS app store. After that the app development company hands the source code of the app to you on your server so that if any code level changes need to be made to the app in future you can take care of it.
However, you should not have to open up the code of the app every time you need something to be different. When you purchase your ready made ride hailing app, make sure that apart from testing the driver and the rider app, you take a long and hard look at the admin panel. You should be able to make necessary changes, modification and amendments right from there.
For example, say you want to change the radius for taxi booking requests or adjust the radius for marking ‘arrived’ on the app. You should be able to do this with just a few clicks on the admin panel.
Other things like the charges for rides, commission percentage and more should be customisable through the admin dashboard.
Call Masking
Call masking is another very interesting and important feature in the online taxi hailing app based business. Essentially, you want your app to support seamless communication. It should allow drivers, riders, and admins to connect with each other through calls or texts. However, what about number privacy? We mean, not every rider would want to necessarily give out their phone number to the drivers. What if the driver is uncomfortable sharing their personal phone number with the riders? What if they call afterwards and trouble them! And what about the admin! If the drivers and riders get a hold of the admin’s personal number there will be no end to the amount of calls placed for every little thing.
This is where call masking comes into picture. Call masking ensures that while everyone can freely communicate with each other, the private numbers are masked. This is because the calls are made through VOIP.
While searching for your own Uber Clone app, ensure you include this feature.
Is Incorporating Real Time GPS Tracking In Your App Necessary?
An vital feature for your taxi booking app is GPS tracking, which allows you to see the taxi’s movement in real time. Iit is in fact one of the most lucrative features of the app that makes the rider and driver experience seamless. Obviously, if you purchase your own on demand ride hailing app, you will make sure that this feature is there in it. However, in case you are going for an open source uber clone app that is available for free in the market, this plug in might not be available in it. You may have to hire someone to add it to the app, just like the other security features mentioned above.
Conclusion
The market is hot and the Uber Clone app is nothing short of Mjolnir in your hands. Just ensure that you do the necessary checks, get the right app and hop into the market. Try to avoid open-source apps that are free. They often lack the essential features needed to make the app a practical market solution.