Uber Files reveal company used 'kill switch' to thwart evidence-gathering in raids, investigation finds

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Uber lobbied political leaders to relax labour and taxi laws and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, the files show.

Ride-sharing company Uber lobbied political leaders to relax labour and taxi laws, used a "kill switch'' to thwart regulators and law enforcement, and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, according to a new report.

Founded in 2009, Uber sought to skirt taxi regulations and to offer inexpensive transportation via a ride-sharing app. Its lobbyists — including former aides to President Barack Obama — pressed government officials to drop their investigations, rewrite labour and taxi laws, and relax background checks on drivers, the papers show.For example, the company used a "kill switch'' that cut access to Uber servers and blocked authorities from grabbing evidence during raids in at least six countries.

The consortium also reported that Mr Kalanick saw the threat of violence against Uber drivers in France by aggrieved taxi drivers as a way to gain public support.Uber was found to be funnelling profits through tax haven Bermuda.

 

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