Uber used secret tool to deceive authorities - NYT

Ride hailing company Uber Technologies has for years used a secret tool to deceive the authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned, the New York Times reported, citing sources. An Uber tool called Greyball used data collected from the Uber app and other methods to find and circumvent officials, the NYT reported on Friday. The service was able to show them a fake app populated with'ghost' cars and cancel their rides. Uber has for years used a secret tool to deceive the authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned, the New York Times has claimed. In one example, Uber was able to create a'fake' service to fool investigators.