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12/07/22 06:16 AM IST

Uber Files

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  • The Uber Files are a leak of gigabytes of data obtained from an anonymous source and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its media partners from 30 countries.
Uber Files
  • The Uber Files are a leak of 182 gigabytes of data that were obtained by The Guardian newspaper from an anonymous source and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its media partners from 30 countries, including The Indian Express.
  • The dump comprises 124,000 records from the 2013-17 period — mainly internal company emails (83,000), and memos, presentations, and WhatsApp messages.
  • The Uber Files show how the ride-hailing start-up begun by Travis Kalanick in San Francisco in 2010 became a global behemoth by harnessing technology, working around laws, and using aggressive lobbying tactics to curry favour with governments during the period of its dramatic expansion.
Kill Switch 
  • Emails and internal documents reveal that India was among the countries where Uber deployed its unique blocking software, ‘Kill Switch’.
  • The ‘Kill Switch’ was meant to be used to switch off systems in the event of serious regulatory action, like a tax raid.
  • Uber used a software named ‘Casper’ and later ‘Ripley’.
Source- Indian Express 

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