Uber has to tell the feds how Greyball works and where exactly it was deployed now that it’s facing a criminal probe over the controversial tool. According to Reuters, the Department of Justice has issued the ride-hailing firm a subpoena from a Northern California grand jury asking for documents that can answer those questions, indicating […]
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Uber will stop ‘greyballing’ government regulators
Uber announced this evening that it will stop using it’s “greyballing” tool to prevent local regulators and law enforcement from catching the company violating local taxi regulations. Earlier this week, The New York Times revealed that the company was using its “Greyball” program around the world to stop a variety of classes of individuals from […]
Uber says it will stop targeting regulators with ‘greyballing’
Days after Uber’s ‘greyballing’ technology that hides the standard city app view for specific riders was revealed, the company announced it was reviewing its usage and said moving forward it is “expressly prohibiting its use” in targeting local regulators. However, it cautioned that it will take “some time” to ensure that the ban on such […]
