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Re:Uber used undercover agents, court letter says by briandear on Saturday December 16, 2017 @07:59AM (#15939348)
"...he has since said some of what he wrote was in fact not true, specifically the remarks about Waymo's trade secrets."

So certainly, if some of these things are true, that's bad, however why is this letter even relevant if the person who wrote it has admitted that it was a lie? Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.

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Re:Uber used undercover agents, court letter says by paul7986 on Saturday December 16, 2017 @08:38AM (#15939465)
Yet they paid 7 million dollars for his silence?

Then Uber should just close shop because they are willing to pay every accuser. Who is not going to believe the accusers over Uber....

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Re:Uber used undercover agents, court letter says by misun78 on Saturday December 16, 2017 @12:56PM (#15940685)
It's not unreasonable for companies to avoid litigation by settling. Given that the timeframe of this coincides with Uber's darkest periods, it may have been operating out of a position of weakness.
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Re:Uber used undercover agents, court letter says by s73ver_ on Saturday December 16, 2017 @01:59PM (#15941157)
It's entirely unreasonable to pay that much, especially when you haven't validated it yourself.
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