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The Uber Files are a leaked database of Uber's activities in about 40 countries from 2013 to 2017 leaked by former senior executive Mark MacGann, who admits being "partly responsible", and published by The Guardian on 10 July 2022, which shared the database of more than 124,000 files with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and 42 other media outlets.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 53 relations: Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, Amsterdam, Avisa Partners, BBC News, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bild, Boris Johnson, Brussels, Challenges (magazine), Chancellor of the Exchequer, Daily Mail, Die Welt, Emmanuel Macron, Enda Kenny, European Commission, European Trade Union Confederation, Fabien Roussel, French Communist Party, General Confederation of Labour (France), George Osborne, Germany, Hamburg, IMessage, Intellectual property, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Jean-Claude Juncker, Joe Biden, Kill switch, L'Espresso, La Repubblica, Le Monde, Les Echos (France), Lobbying, Manuel Valls, Mark Rutte, Mediapart, Neelie Kroes, New Delhi, News leak, Olaf Scholz, Reserve Bank of India, The Guardian, The Indian Express, The Irish Times, The Times of India, The Washington Post, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Transport for London, Travis Kalanick, Tribunal de commerce de Paris, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. 2022 scandals
  3. Data journalism
  4. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
  5. Uber
  6. Whistleblowing

Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata

The Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA; literally "National Associated Press Agency") is the leading news agency in Italy and one of the top ranking in the world.

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam (literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

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Avisa Partners

Avisa Partners is a French firm involved in lobbying, cybersecurity and copyright, competitive intelligence, and online influence.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021.

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Bild

Bild or Bild-Zeitung is a German tabloid newspaper published by Axel Springer SE.

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Boris Johnson

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Challenges (magazine)

Challenges is a weekly business magazine headquartered in Paris, France.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury.

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Daily Mail

The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper published in London.

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Die Welt

("The World") is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE.

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Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has been serving as the 25th president of France since 2017 and ex officio one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra.

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Enda Kenny

Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017, Minister for Defence from May to July 2014 and 2016 to 2017, Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2011, Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1994 to 1997 and Minister of State at the Department of Labour and Department of Education with responsibility for Youth Affairs from 1986 to 1987.

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European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).

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European Trade Union Confederation

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level.

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Fabien Roussel

Fabien Roussel (born 16 April 1969) is a French politician who has served as national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) since 2018.

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French Communist Party

The French Communist Party (Parti communiste français,, PCF) is a communist party in France.

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General Confederation of Labour (France)

The General Confederation of Labour (Confédération Générale du Travail, CGT) is a national trade union center, founded in 1895 in the city of Limoges.

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George Osborne

George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971) is a British retired politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the Cameron government.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Hamburg

Hamburg (Hamborg), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,.

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IMessage

iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011.

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Intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect.

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Inc. (ICIJ), is an independent global network of 280 investigative journalists and over 140 media organizations spanning more than 100 countries. Uber Files and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists are Data journalism, investigative journalism and news leaks.

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Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker (born 9 December 1954) is a Luxembourgish politician who was the 23rd prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and 12th president of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019.

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Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021.

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Kill switch

A kill switch, also known more formally as an emergency brake, emergency stop (E-stop), emergency off (EMO), or emergency power off (EPO), is a safety mechanism used to shut off machinery in an emergency, when it cannot be shut down in the usual manner.

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L'Espresso

L'Espresso is an Italian progressive weekly news magazine.

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La Repubblica

(English: "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023.

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Le Monde

Le Monde (The World) is a French daily afternoon newspaper.

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Les Echos (France)

Les Echos is the first daily French financial newspaper, founded in 1908 by brothers Robert and Émile Servan-Schreiber.

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Lobbying

Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary.

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Manuel Valls

Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti (born 13 August 1962) is a French-Spanish politician who, most recently, served as a Barcelona city councillor from 2019 to 2021.

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Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte (born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 2010 and 2024.

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Mediapart is an independent French investigative online newspaper created in 2008 by Edwy Plenel, former editor-in-chief of.

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Neelie Kroes

Neelie Kroes (born 19 July 1941) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 22 November 2004 to 1 November 2014.

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New Delhi

New Delhi (ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).

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News leak

A news leak is the unsanctioned release of confidential information to news media. Uber Files and news leak are news leaks and Whistleblowing.

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Olaf Scholz

Olaf Scholz (born) is a German politician who has been the chancellor of Germany since 8 December 2021.

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Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India, abbreviated as RBI, is India's central bank and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Indian Express

The Indian Express is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by Ramnath Goenka with an investment by capitalist partner Raja Mohan Prasad.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication.

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The Times of India

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016.

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Transport for London

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom.

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Travis Kalanick

Travis Cordell Kalanick (born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Uber.

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Tribunal de commerce de Paris

The Tribunal de commerce de Paris ("Paris commercial court"), until 1968 Tribunal de commerce de la Seine, refers both to the tribunal de commerce of Paris, a commercial court, and to the building that hosts it on the Île de la Cité in Paris.

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Uber

Uber Technologies, Inc., commonly referred to as Uber, is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport.

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Vice President of the United States

The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession.

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WhatsApp

WhatsApp (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by technology conglomerate Meta.

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See also

2022 scandals

Data journalism

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Uber

Whistleblowing

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_Files

, Uber, Vice President of the United States, WhatsApp.