Uber’s new policy pertaining to the use of Greyball, a tool the company developed to show individual riders different versions of its app, comes in the aftermath of a New York Times article<br />that outlined how the company had used the tool to identify and avoid local regulators who were investigating the service.<br />Uber Seeks to Prevent Use of Greyball to Thwart Regulators -<br />By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHIMARCH 8, 2017<br />SAN FRANCISCO — The ride-hailing service Uber said on Wednesday<br />that it would prohibit employees from using a program called Greyball to thwart regulators.