Software nicknamed "Greyball" is being used by Uber as a secret weapon against AP:Associated PressThe taxi-hailing company Uber has been caught using software to fool authorities that have been trying to curtail its service around the world. The software included a feature nicknamed “Greyball” that identified regulators who were posing as passengers while trying to collect evidence that Uber’s service was breaking local laws governing taxis. Uber used a fake version of its app to make it appear that the undercover regulators were summoning a car, only to have the ride cancelled. It analysed the data that it collects through its real app to pinpoint the agents. Uber acknowledged it has used Greyball to counter regulators working with the company’s opponents to…

Source: The Times March 04, 2017 12:00 UTC