In this article, we are informed on a situation between Uber and federal prosecutors as well as uber’s competitors. The federal department has been investigating uber for used a “Greyball software” that hides the identity of drivers from local regulators.
The Greyball software hides driver’s identity and shows a fake version of the application to local regulators in cities where Uber is banned.
Years ago, Uber had said that they would stop using the software. They were also blamed for using the app to cancel rides from competitors like Lyft. The San Francisco company hasn’t been talkative on the matter, but one of their claims is that they were only using the app to protect the drivers from physical harm, to test their models and prevent fraudulent business.
This federal problem is only one of many things that have been going on with Uber. As it was said in the article “the company is investigating claims of sexism and sexual harassment, as well as claims of a harsh workplace conditions under it’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick.” The company is also being sued by Alphabet Inc., which blames the company for allegedly stealing some of their plans.
I chose the article because I believe that it is wrong for Uber not to follow laws, but i also think it is interesting to go see the lengths to which companies would go to get ahead of their competition. Some people would probably
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-faces-federal-criminal-probe-over-greyball-software-1493948944?mg=id-wsj
Very interesting, I had no idea Uber was experiencing these problems. I very much see why they would want to get ahead of competition but I agree that they are going to far.
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