Uber says it will stop targeting city officials with ‘Greyball,’ the secret tool it used to deceived regulators

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Uber will no longer use its “Greyball” tool to explicitly target authorities, according to a new statement from its Chief Security Officer, Joe Sullivan.  “We have started a review of the different ways this technology has been used to date. In addition, we are expressly prohibiting its use to target action by local […]

“Lipstick on a pig”: Time Warner Cable “deceived the FCC” in speed tests

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | John Lund) The New York state government’s lawsuit against Charter and its Time Warner Cable (TWC) subsidiary contains some intriguing details about how TWC allegedly manipulated speed tests conducted by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC uses measuring equipment in the homes of more than 4,000 Internet subscribers across the […]