Comment on A bombshell letter charges that Uber hacked into competitors' networks and wiretapped people at a hotel

A bombshell letter charges that Uber hacked into competitors' networks and wiretapped people at a hotel

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images A letter has been made public that alleges Uber "fraudulently impersonates riders and drivers on competitor platforms, hacks into competitor networks, and conducts unlawful wiretapping." The letter was written by a lawyer for a former Uber employee, who claims he was "unlawfully demoted" and later fired by the company. The letter includes copious details about a group within Uber that was allegedly set up to spy on competitors and collect their trade secrets. A security group within Uber hacked into competitors' computer systems, stole data from rivals, and recorded the private conversations of competitors at a hotel, according to a letter made public Friday by the judge overseeing the company's lawsuit with Google-spinoff company Waymo. The letter was written by a lawyer for Richard Jacobs, Uber's former manager of global intelligence.

 

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