𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐍𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐟𝐋 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐔𝐁𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒?
Uber had a kill switch, to be used in the event of a police raid.
But, what was this kill switch designed to cover up?
TfL knew about the ‘Gods eye “Heaven” program’. Their own commissioner Sir Peter Hendy was subject to Gods Eye, yet TfL said nothing and are still tight lipped today!
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬:
Sensitive emails, text messages, internal memos and more from the Uber Files expose’ — in their own words — how Uber executives defied local laws and regulations, deceived authorities, dodged taxes and leveraged violence against drivers.
https://www.icij.org/investigations/uber-files/uber-global-rise-lobbying-violence-technology/
Information gained from the Uber files leak:
In 2014, Gore-Coty, then-Uber's regional manager for Western Europe, wrote to the staff that the tactics "to fight enforcement" had been compiled in a "very good playbook."
𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐀𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓
The Boss, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty
"We need to monitor Heaven live every time there's a raid”.
Gore-Coty, one of the earliest members of the Uber team, did not answer ICIJ's questions about a playbook of tactics to fight law enforcement.
In an emailed statement, Gore-Coty expressed remorse for some of Uber's tactics.
"I joined Uber nearly ten years ago, at the start of my career," he said. "I was young and inexperienced and too often took direction from superiors with questionable ethics."
Neither Gore-Coty nor Plouffe responded to questions about the kill switch.
Simphal, then manager of Uber France and now global head of sustainability, said all of his
interactions with public authorities were conducted in good faith.
In a written statement, MacGann said: "On every occasion where I was personally involved in 'kill switch' activities, I was acting on the express orders from my management in San Francisco”.
𝐓𝐀𝐗𝐈 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐓:
LCDC chairman Grant Davis on Twitter:
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty is the Senior Vice President of Delivery, responsible for Uber Eats and the company's grocery and other on-demand delivery offerings, overseeing business strategy and operations in more than 6,000 cities across 45+ countries. Prior to this role, he served as the Vice President for Uber's ride-hailing business outside of North America.
𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫:
If TfL don't act upon this, then there can be no doubt that they have fully abdicated their responsibility to regulate the PH marketplace.
See UTAG’s letter to TfL Transport Commissioner Andy Byford 👀
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