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When the system is compartmentalized like this, the "anyone doing anything unethical here" is surely the senior leadership who can see the full system and lever

• candiodari 9y ago
  Why are we assuming this is something not already in law ? It's pretty well defined, and it's criminal. So in short: if you trigger this system in reaction to a police visit you are guilty of obstruction of justice and can face up to 10 years in jail (in the US, my state). There is nothing the company can do to shield you from this. Anyone who has ordered you to do this would be accessory to obstruction of justice, punishable by up to 10 years of jail (not 100% sure). Neither of those people can defend themselves by saying that it was in the company's interest, or that they were ordered to do so. This is criminal law, and your claim would be akin to saying that your boss asked you to murder someone. If you do it, it's your ass (of course ordering a murder is a crime too, but it doesn't absolve the murderer). This goes to quite extreme lengths and even applies in cases of coercion (so if you murder someone because your boss kidnapped your daughter, you're still a murderer and can still be convicted as such). The same would apply here. One hopes Uber is not just throwing employees under the bus (because the IRS, I guarantee you, would get an obstruction of justice persecution started if Ripley happened to them. They have sent people to jail for far less)