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Uber stole trade secrets, bribed foreign officials and spied on rivals, filing says — The Guardian

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Uber allegedly engaged in a range of ‘unethical and unlawful intelligence collections’, including the theft of competitive trade secrets, bribery, and spying; Olivia Solon of The Guardian writes.

Here is the link – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/15/uber-letter-richard-jacobs-spying-secret-team

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