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Exclusive: Mark MacGann says he has decided to speak out about firm to ‘right some fundamental wrongs’ Mark MacGann, a career lobbyist who led Uber’s efforts to win over governments across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has come forward to identify himself as the source who leaked more than […]
Tech firm wooed owners of publications in Europe and India as it sought favourable treatment from governments, documents show Uber courted leading media barons across Europe and India with the aim of using their clout to secure more favourable treatment from governments, leaked documents reveal. It asked existing media investors […]
Leak shows firm made effort to court several billionaires and state officials allegedly aligned with Vladimir Putin Uber secretly hired a political operative linked to Russian oligarchs in an attempt to buy influence in the country, despite concerns that paying the lobbyist risked bribes being paid to “grease the skids”. […]
The European Commission has long been complacent about its revolving-door problem. It’s time to tackle corporate capture What are the Uber files? A guide to cab-hailing firm’s ruthless expansion tactics The Uber files are extraordinarily revealing about the ride-hailing app’s lobbying operations across Europe. The company’s extensive and ruthless tactics […]
Chair of 1922 Committee says candidates will now need 20 MP backers to enter, in move to speed up process Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on 5 September, it has been announced, as the starting gun was fired on a Tory leadership race that will see the hopefuls […]
More than 124,000 confidential documents leaked to the Guardian Files expose attempts to lobby Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and George Osborne Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying in France, texts reveal Company used ‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data Former Uber CEO told executives ‘violence guarantees success’ […]
Leak suggests former CEO believed there was an upside to attacks on drivers as firm campaigned for law changes Uber broke laws, duped police and built secret lobbying operation, leak reveals On 26 January 2016, more than 2,100 furious French taxi drivers, backed by colleagues from Belgium, Spain and Italy, […]
Senior executives involved in global operation to thwart law enforcement, leaked files reveal Uber broke laws, duped police and built secret lobbying operation, leak reveals Senior executives at Uber ordered the use of a “kill switch” to prevent police and regulators from accessing sensitive data during raids on its offices […]
Trove of documents leaked to the Guardian cast light on firm’s operations at height of its global rise Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals The Uber files is a global investigation into a trove of 124,000 confidential documents from the tech company that were leaked […]