“Uber Files”: Investigation Exposes Ride-Sharing Giant’s Secret Political Influence, Driver Exploitation

More than 124,000 leaked documents known as the “Uber Files” show how the ride-sharing giant used questionable practices to force its way into cities around the world, often with help from high-level officials and in defiance of existing laws and regulations. The confidential records span Uber’s dealings across 40 countries between 2013 to 2017—when co-founder Travis Kalanick was still running the show—and reveal “how the company broke the law, duped police and regulators, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments across the world,” the Guardian reported Sunday, as various news outlets involved in the global investigation—led by the Guardian… Read Full Article