Uber Employees Spied On Beyoncé
Uber is under fire for an internal company tool called “God View,” which tracks the location of Uber vehicles and customers who have requested cars.
Uber’s former forensic investigator, Samuel Ward Spangenberg, is currently suing the company, accusing Uber of age discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.
In his October court testimony, he claimed that Uber employees would regularly spy on “high-profile politicians, celebrities and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex-boyfriends/girlfriends, and ex-spouses.” Beyoncé was reportedly one of the celebrities who was being monitored.
Samuel said he expressed his concerns over the lack of security to Uber executives and was fired 11 months later. He also claimed that driver and employee information was stored in an insecure way.
Uber has confirmed that “fewer than 10” employees have been fired for abusing the tool, which is in place to monitor customer refund requests and accident investigations.