All Uber articles
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Binance.US adds ex-Uber operations compliance head to lead legal
Binance.US announced the appointment of Krishna Juvvadi as vice president, head of legal. Previously, Juvvadi served as global head of operations compliance at Uber.
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CWE panel: Risks, rewards of outsourcing compliance
As they look to manage third-party risks, compliance departments are increasing their reliance on outsourcing. Experts at Compliance Week’s virtual Europe event discuss the benefits and risks of enlisting external help.
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How Uber toes the line between compliance and innovation
At CW’s TPRM virtual event, Dianna Jones, director of legal compliance at Uber, shared how the company seeks to build compliance into new initiatives without stifling innovation.
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EY allegedly flubbed Wirecard dealings worse than we thought
In this week’s “Nailed It or Failed It,” we take down EY and JPMorgan Chase for apparently ignoring whistleblowers and give the SEC a nod for rewarding them.
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Age of Learning to pay $10M for billing practices; ‘digital deception’ a trend?
The company that runs ABCmouse Early Learning Academy found itself in the FTC’s crosshairs for what the Commission alleges are unfair billing practices that are part of a wider problem across the internet.
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Uber’s former security chief charged in data breach cover-up
Uber’s former security chief has been charged in connection with an alleged cover-up of a 2016 data breach that compromised millions of people’s personally identifiable information.
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Kickstarter adds general counsel from Uber
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has appointed Nicole Benincasa as general counsel. Benincasa spent seven years at Uber, serving as senior counsel, global safety since September 2019.
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Uber: Fraud Section ends bribery probe
The Department of Justice has closed its investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by ride-sharing company Uber.
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Compliance 2020: A timeline
Compliance Week looks back at two decades of scandals, enforcement actions, and regulatory policies (2000-2019) that shaped the compliance function we see today.
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Uber to strengthen culture against sexual harassment, retaliation
Ride-sharing company Uber says it will clean up its act after agreeing to settle charges of sexual harassment and retaliation with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Guide for practitioners: How to effectively monitor anti-corruption compliance
In a guest column for CW, Uber’s senior counsel for global compliance helps to outline a best-in-class compliance monitoring program.
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Uber stripped of London license for ‘pattern of failures’
Uber has been stripped of its London operating license after the city’s transportation regulator identified a “pattern of failures” by the company, including several safety breaches that placed passengers at risk. It is appealing the ruling.
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Uber, Lyft among companies trying to stymie California employment bill
As legislation that would classify many freelance workers as employees instead of contractors nears passage in California, a few companies that would be most impacted are trying to preserve the gig economy.
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Uber discloses its bribery and corruption risk
In its first-ever filing with the SEC, ride-sharing company Uber discussed its bribery and corruption risks, including an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Why HR compliance is critical to creating trust
The recent departure of Uber’s head of human resources suggests the company’s new speak-up cultural might not be all it’s cracked up to be.
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Uber promises to ‘move forward,’ but still doesn’t have CCO
Uber launched a new ad campaign in which it vows to “move forward” and “always do the right thing,” but the company still does not have a chief compliance officer (CCO) to make sure it delivers on that message.
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Regulators skeptical of Uber’s work to fix breach processes
A look at the trials and tribulations of taxi-app company Uber: data breaches it tried to keep hidden, how they were exposed, what Uber is doing to fix operations.
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Unsealed letter: Uber engaged in fraud, theft, espionage, more
Uber’s former manager of global intelligence, Richard Jacobs, claims to have observed a laundry list of illegal activities at Uber, including fraud, theft, espionage, and more.
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Uber seriously needs some compliance
After all of the misfirings at Uber this year, the company needs to appoint a chief compliance officer, who reports directly to the CEO, and works to change the values while putting in the infrastructure to support the backbone of a best practices compliance program. Sooner, rather than later.
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For Uber: what else? Not: where else?
Another Uber reveal, this time the fact that the company make a $100K payment to hackers who broke and stole confidential data of some 57 million Uber customers and drivers, leaves many wondering what else the transportation company has kept in the dark.