New leaks have emerged that Uber used a covert tactic in its investigations in 2014. According to the news shared by the Guardian, it was claimed in these leaks that the company blocked access to company computers using a method called ‘kill switch’.
Uber, especially in the first days of its release, had a great impact around the world, including in our country. While some saw Uber as a very good service, others argued that it caused unfair competition, and even an investigation was launched against Uber in our country.
For a while, these discussions grew and Uber was banned in many countries, including our country. After these developments, Uber, which started to serve in our country for a long time, came to the agenda again with the events in the past.
Uber’s top executives allegedly used ‘kill switch’ method to hide information from police raids
According to a report published by the Guardian today; Uber’s top executives told staff to use the ‘kill switch’ method in police raids that started in 2014. That is, the police and authorities on company computers. A covert tactic is used to prevent data from being accessed. is alleged. The aforementioned kill switch method; remote control of computers and unwanted blocking access provides.
It is claimed that Uber used this method for the first time in investigations in France in 2014, and then in the Netherlands, India, Hungary, Canada and Hong Kong. reported to have stopped using it. Pierre Dimitri Gore Coty on what he encountered while working at Uber “To reform car-sharing in the early days regrets some of the tactics used” explained. However, Coty said that Uber used the aforementioned ‘kill switch’ method. strictly did not approve.
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-bosses-told-staff-use-kill-switch-raids-stop-police-seeing-data