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

Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by matt4077 on Friday March 03, 2017 @05:27PM (#13787430)

You're confusing the crime with the cover-up. Nobody knows what Uber was trying to hide. The point was simply that such attempts to hide corporate wrongdoing are aggravating factors or can even have legal consequences on their own.

They also presumably did this not just in the US. Other countries have different interpretations of the extend of sovereignty over property, and maybe if an Uber is considered "private". I know, for example, that the police in Germany can demand entry to night clubs during public events without cause or warrant.

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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by JumpCrisscross on Friday March 03, 2017 @06:14PM (#13787809)

> such attempts to hide corporate wrongdoing are aggravating factors

Usually. But I don't believe that is the case here. Uber was public about the fact that they were breaking Portland's taxi rules--they blogged to that extent. Prosecutors had enough evidence to get a subpoena and demand what they wanted. But the cops didn't do that. They chose to collect $5,000 fines from the drivers. That's their prerogative, but that upside comes with a cost.

> Other countries have different interpretations

That might be the case. I am only commenting with reference to American laws and customs.

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