Uber acknowledged it has used Greyball to counter regulators working with the company's opponents to entrap its drivers. Greyball is part of a broader programme called VTOS, shorthand for "violations of terms of service," that Uber says it developed to protect its service. Although Uber is becoming more widely accepted, the company says it still uses Greyball as a tool in some cities that it declined to identify. In Las Vegas, local taxi regulators confronted an Uber driver while wearing ski masks. In Florida, Hillsborough regulators co-ordinated with taxi and limousine companies on an undercover operation that lured out Uber drivers so they could be assessed US$700 fines.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 05, 2017 23:30 UTC