In a statement, Uber said, “This program denies ride requests to users who are violating our terms of service — whether that’s people aiming to physically<br />harm drivers, competitors looking to disrupt our operations, or opponents who collude with officials on secret ‘stings’ meant to entrap drivers.”<br />Dylan Rivera, a spokesman for the Portland Bureau of Transportation, said in a statement: “We’re very concerned to hear<br />that this practice continued at least into 2015 and affected other cities.<br />Greyball was part of a broader program called VTOS, short for “violation of terms of service,” which<br />Uber created to root out people it thought were using or targeting its service improperly.<br />And two weeks after Uber began dispatching drivers in Portland, the company reached<br />an agreement with local officials that made UberX legally available in the city.<br />How Uber Used Secret Greyball Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide -<br />By MIKE ISAACMARCH 3, 2017<br />Mike Isaac speaks on CNBC about Uber’s tool, "Greyball."
