In U-turn, Uber will stop using 'Greyball' secret tool to evade law enforcement
by Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#2F86G)
Company backtracks again, this time on program that used geolocation, credit card info and social media to profile users they believed to be involved in stings
Uber will stop using its "Greyball" tool to evade law enforcement efforts, the ride-hail company announced on Wednesday, just days after it defended the controversial program as necessary to protect its drivers from harm.
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