Uber Lobbied and Used 'Stealth' Technology to Avoid Scrutiny: Report

As Uber aggressively expanded into new markets around the world, the ride-hailing service lobbied political leaders to relax labour and taxi laws, and used a slew of other tactics "According to a report released Sunday, the company used a "kill switch" to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channelled money through Bermuda and other tax havens, and considered portraying violence against its drivers to gain public sympathy.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a non-profit network of investigative journalists, combed through internal Uber texts, emails, invoices, and other documents to deliver what it dubbed "the Uber Document." "an unprecedented examination of how Uber defied taxi laws and undermined workers' rights."

The documents were first made public by the British newspaper The Guardian, which then shared them with the consortium.

In a written statement. Uber spokesperson Jill Hazelbaker acknowledged "mistakes'' in the past and said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, hired in 2017, had been "tasked with transforming every aspect of how Uber operates ... When we say Uber is a different company today, we mean it literally: 90% of current Uber employees joined after Dara became CEO.''