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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by pyrale on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:19AM (#13789948)
We do have quite a lot of advancement which comes without violating the law. Also breaking the social canvas to correct something you feel is unfairly repressed/enforced is not something to do lightly.

Let me give you an example here. I think Uber is a bad thing, but there's nothing I can do to oppose them, legally, that is. Should I carry out my own justice, illegally ? You can see that this pattern of thought quickly falls down, because making compromises is actually an important part of living in society.

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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by pjc50 on Saturday March 04, 2017 @05:12AM (#13790228)
It sounds like this happened in some places - uber cars getting vandalized in France, for example.

Once you say "we're not going to follow the law", do you have the moral right to demand it be enforced on other people?

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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by rand77763 on Saturday March 04, 2017 @08:16AM (#13790762)
God, I wish HN had a downvote button.
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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by omegaham on Saturday March 04, 2017 @10:51AM (#13791367)
It does - you just need a certain amount of karma (500?) to get it. That's why some answers are grayed out; get enough downvotes, and your writing will blend in more and more with the background.
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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by pyrale on Monday March 06, 2017 @05:33AM (#13801816)
Why, exactly ?
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