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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rob Davies and Simon Goodley

Uber bosses told staff to use ‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data

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Senior executives at Uber ordered the use of a “kill switch” to prevent police and regulators from accessing sensitive data during raids on its offices in at least six countries, leaked files reveal.

The instructions to block authorities from accessing its IT systems were part of a sophisticated global operation by the Silicon Valley company to thwart law enforcement.

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