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Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

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Tags: automotive, ridesharing, business, uber, crime, lobbying, politics, journalism.investigative, leaks, police, author.harry davies, author.simon goodley, author.felicity lawrence, author.paul lewis, author.lisa ocarroll, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign

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Authors
Harry Davies, Simon Goodley, Felicity Lawrence, Paul Lewis, Lisa O'Carroll
Published
Jul 10 2022
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2453 words

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    Also: Mark MacGann, former top executive, comes forward as Uber Files leaker (Washington Post) [...]

    Also: Mark MacGann, former top executive, comes forward as Uber Files leaker (Washington Post)

    A longtime European lobbyist, MacGann interacted with top global business and government leaders during his tenure with the company between 2014 and 2016 but also came face to face with the violent protests over Uber’s disruptive practices.

    He said he left the company having concluded that Uber’s culture left him powerless to question or change its ways, and fearing that the rancorous backlash against the company put his family’s safety at risk.

    [...]

    MacGann, 52, came forward in a video interview with the Guardian published Monday.

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