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    Uber evades Law enforcers....

    More bad news for Uber.

    How Uber Used Secret Greyball Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide

    https://nyti.ms/2lnl5b8


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    Going downhill all over for them:

    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/0...nsport_london/

    “TfL are entitled to require private hire drivers to demonstrate English language compliance,” ruled the judge. The case was brought in August last year after TfL imposed the language testing requirement.

    ...Uber’s lawyer Thomas de la Mare argued that about a third of the app’s 110,000 drivers would fail the £180-a-go English tests because it would be too difficult for them.

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    Surprised by a company lawyer bending the law for his company and making sure the paycheque and bonuses keep coming in?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 100LL:
    Surprised by a company lawyer bending the law for his company and making sure the paycheque and bonuses keep coming in?!
    Isnt that why you have independent directors? Presumably to keep an eye on the kids?

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    Not sure. In my experience the directors usually look to the lawyer for advice and "independent" directors are often appointed by the investors or being paid for by somebody (who in turn again has some interest in the company)...

    Uber Technologies, Inc.: Board of Directors - Bloomberg


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    I'd have just assumed that the amount of money they've raised in the private markets through some very major banks, there would have been some governance. Will have to dig around and see what they do ...

    Anyways, easy for a "ride sharing" company to say "we filter out potentially dangerous / risky riders" in our app. Some of the top tier match making apps also do a fair bit of verification / automated background checks etc.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Anyways, easy for a "ride sharing" company to say "we filter out potentially dangerous / risky riders" in our app. Some of the top tier match making apps also do a fair bit of verification / automated background checks etc.
    Or their app just stops working...

    Surely it is the right of the business to decline anyone from using their service so long as it isn't done on grounds of race, age, sexual orientation etc. Everyone suspects that the 'sharing economy' is a big tax and employer responsibility avoidance scam to make them more competitive than normal businesses. Uber and the ilk should be regulated not banned. Same with AirBNB.

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    Even wedding cakes?


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    Could be a bit of a flash in the pan.


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    Some more about Uber's Ripley system ... initiated when they have "unexpected visitors" i.e. cops.

    Uber deployed Ripley routinely as recently as late 2016, including during government raids in Amsterdam, Brussels, Hong Kong, and Paris, say the people with knowledge of the matter. The tool was developed in coordination with Uber’s security and legal departments, the people say. The heads of both departments, Joe Sullivan and Salle Yoo, left the company last year. Neither responded to requests for comment.
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ps-in-the-dark