Did you know that Uber is facing a ban in London?

Did you know that Uber is facing a ban in London?

Did you know that TfL has revoked the company’s operating licence in the capital, a decision Uber will appeal?

Did you know that TfL has offered a number of reasons for its decision revoking the company’s operating licence, including Uber’s “approach to reporting serious criminal offences”?

Did you know that one of the more interesting parts of TfL’s announcement references Greyball, the controversial software that was first exposed earlier this year?

Did you know that an investigation by the New York Times found that Uber had been using the secret program to avoid law enforcement in a number of cities, allowing it to operate illegally without detection?

Did you know that Greyball was designed to identify law enforcement officials, and show them a fake interface that made it much harder to book taxis?

Did you know that this “Greyball” software would analysed people’s credit card information to determine whether or not they had ties with a police union?

Did you know that this software also took into account where the app was being used

Did you know that people found to be frequently opening and closing Uber in certain areas – such as near government offices – would also be served the fake version of the app?

Did you know that anybody tagged to be “Greyballed” would either see fake “ghost” cars or no cars on the app?
Did you know that in cases where somebody got through and did manage to book an Uber, the company would call the driver to cancel the ride?

Did you know that the New York Times report says Greyball began under a different name in 2014, and has been used to evade authorities in Boston, Paris and Las Vegas, and countries includes Australia, China, Italy and South Korea?

Did you know that Uber, however, has defended the software?

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