Explosive testimony from an Uber whistleblower forced a delay in the landmark Uber-Waymo trial on Tuesday, a day before jury selection was scheduled to begin. It was sent to Uber by attorneys for Richard Jacobs, Uber's former manager of global intelligence who resigned from the company in April. The team's "successes" included acquiring leaked confidential company code that had been posted publicly on GitHub, getting information on drivers overseas, and acquiring general metrics about its competitors overseas, Jacobs said. According to Jacobs, Uber's lawyers also trained and coached employees on how to communicate securely using ephemeral messaging apps and "non-attributable" devices that wouldn't show as belonging to Uber. This was used for market research, Jacobs said, but the attorney's letter also alleges that it was designed to "impede" and "obstruct" any potential litigation.

Source: Forbes November 28, 2017 20:03 UTC