Rides hailed from a location near a city enforcement agency suspected of launching a sting to trap Uber drivers could be ignored or cancelled, for instance, the Times report said. The tool allowed Uber to show images of "ghost" Uber cars on the app or show that no cars were available, according to the newspaper, in order to deceive authorities. A spokesperson for Uber said Greyball was still in use, though scaled back. Reuters file photoRevelations about the Greyball programme come after a series of events bringing Uber's practices into doubt that has raised customer and investor concern. The New York Times said Uber used the methods to evade authorities in cities including Boston, Paris and Las Vegas, and in countries such as Australia, China, Italy and South Korea.

Source: bd News24 March 04, 2017 06:01 UTC