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Uber Faces Federal ‘Greyball’ Software Peobe
« on: May 05, 2017, 08:18:36 PM »
The full title is:
Uber Faces Federal Criminal Probe Over ‘Greyball’ Software
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-faces-federal-criminal-probe-over-greyball-software-1493948944
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Company has said it used the technology to evade government officials seeking to identify and block its drivers in cities where it faced regulatory challenges.
Wat is Uber?
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Uber Technologies Inc. is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, operating in 570 cities worldwide. It develops, markets and operates the Uber car transportation and food delivery mobile apps. Uber drivers use their own cars,[4][5] although drivers can rent a car to drive with Uber.[6]
The name "Uber" is a reference to the common (and somewhat slangy) word "uber", meaning "topmost" or "super", and having its origins in the German word über, meaning "above".[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_(company)

The Uber business has been widely criticized and now it looks like the government will take new steps to regulate the company.
Here is what NBC News said today:
‘Greyball’ Software Is Yet Another Black Eye for Uber as DOJ Launches Investigation
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/greyball-software-yet-another-black-eye-uber-doj-launches-investigation-n755491