Those are just some of the allegations laid out in a 37-page letter written by a lawyer for the former Uber security analyst, Richard Jacobs, on May 5, 2017. The letter was originally sent to Uber from Jacobs' lawyer. "Uber improperly withheld the Jacobs Letter, which exposes the extreme lengths it was willing to go both to get a leg up on competition and hide evidence of bad acts. Here are some of the allegations detailed in the letter by Richard Jacobs, the former Uber security analyst:--Uber used CIA-trained independent contractors to collect foreign intelligence, Jacobs alleges. Jacobs claims Uber was targeting officials and gathering information that could ease enforcement activities or help Uber unblock markets.

Source: CNN December 16, 2017 21:45 UTC