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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Archie Bland

Tuesday briefing: How Mark MacGann revealed the secret history of Uber

‘No two whistleblowers are the same’ … Mark MacGann.
‘No two whistleblowers are the same’ … Mark MacGann. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Good morning. On Sunday, the Guardian published the first in a series of reports drawn from more than 124,000 documents that reveal the ruthless playbook that cemented Uber’s status as one of the defining tech giants of the era. Last night, in an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the man who leaked the Uber files revealed his identity.

Mark MacGann, a career lobbyist who worked at the company from 2014 to 2016, is uniquely placed to explain how Uber did it: he was a central player in its strategy for breaking into new markets, and resisting regulators and politicians who wanted to stop it.

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