How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide

Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by sigmar on Friday March 03, 2017 @04:24PM (#13786749)

I'm not sure of what my opinion of the morality is, but I (as a non-lawyer) don't see this as obstruction of justice.

If I am a prostitute working the streets, and a police officer approaches me to offer me money for sex. But I notice he has police officer boots on, and suspect he is a cop. I then tell him I am not looking to offer any services for money. Is that obstruction of justice?

Perhaps the credit card lookups (or other methods) violated privacy laws, but I don't see how refusing service should count as obstruction of justice.

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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by corvus_sapiens on Friday March 03, 2017 @06:30PM (#13787917)

IANAL either, but there's a difference between not falling into a trap and deceiving the authorities. To continue the analogy, it would be more akin to telling the officer that you're willing to offer services if he meets you at a different street corner with the intention of fleeing later.

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