Uber offices in Paris raided by police and team under custody for entire day

Another day, another worrying turn for Uber. The car service’s Paris offices were raided by police on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into its low cost uberPOP service. Speaking to TNW, a spokesperson for Uber said: Thirty armed officers conducted a search at Uber France’s premises in Paris. Beyond the obvious disproportion between the resources mobilized and the reality of facts (thirty armed agents, the whole Uber team under custody for an entire day), the exact reason for this visit remains unclear. Police seized mobile phones belonging to drivers as well as emails and documents during the raid.…



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