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UBER FILES 

12th July, 2022 Ethics

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In News

  • The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its media partners from 30 countries have received 182 gigabytes of leaked data from Uber files.

 

Details 

  • The Uber data included 124,000 records from the 2013-17 period.
  • The leaked data included:
    • Internal company emails.
    • WhatsApp messages. 
  • Over the years, Uber has faced severe media scrutiny. 
  • The Uber Files showed that the company’s top executives reacted in a poor manner over the allegation of rape by an Uber driver in New Delhi in 2014. The executives blamed faulty background checks of drivers by Indian government officials. 
  • The leaked data also indicated the manner in which Uber increased its closeness among the bureaucracy and political class to influence policy.
  • In India, with approximately 6 lakh driver-partners and a presence in over 100 cities and towns, Uber has created significant earning and employment opportunities.

 

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