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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rob Davies and Rowena Mason

Uber facing questions over how it knew Transport for London boss used app

Sir Peter Hendy
Sir Peter Hendy, who was TfL commissioner when Uber began operating in London. Composite: Guardian Design/ Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock/PA/Sopa Images

The former London transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy has questioned whether Uber unlawfully accessed his journey records after the Guardian revealed leaked company files contained a reference to trips he had taken on the app.

Hendy’s name was included on an “outreach grid” of Uber’s key lobbying targets, including Boris Johnson, the then mayor of London, contained in the Uber files, a leak of data to the Guardian.

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