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I'm confused by what laws were broken by Greyball. It's certainly deceptive, but is that illegal? In these cases I'm sympathetic to Uber - Let's call it "don'
by RangerScience 10y ago
I'm confused by what laws were broken by Greyball. It's certainly deceptive, but is that illegal?
In these cases I'm sympathetic to Uber -
Let's call it "don't delay the pie to get your slice". One of the types of circumstances described is where a municipality doesn't know how to handle ride-shares, so Uber does questionable things to get ride-shares going while the legal situation is figured out. This seems reasonable (within bounds) - because: should the municipality be able to delay the pie while they figure out how to get their slice? Not exactly incentivized to do it in a timely manner; while, if the pie is out there happening, they're incentivized to get their slice in a timely fashion.
- DannyBee 10y ago"I'm confused by what laws were broken by Greyball. It's certainly deceptive, but is that illegal? " Depending on circumstances/jurisdiction, and done for the explicit purpose of preventing law enforcement or other officials from being able to catch criminals (again, the uber drivers breaking the law by driving when it's banned), yes, it's absolutely illegal. (whether it should be is a different question, but it definitely is)
- tyingq 10y agoObstruction of justice comes to mind. There's a concept of "misleading conduct" typically in obstruction laws. Not sure, though, if it applies to tort type infractions...which is usually where Uber plays, or only in cases where the obstruction is hindering investigation of criminal activity.
- FireBeyond 10y agoExactly. You are not obligated to assist the police. But lying to / actively deceiving law enforcement in the act of their work is usually considered a crime.