Mark MacGann, the whistleblower behind the so-called Uber Files, said on Wednesday that the ride-hailing company seemed to be taking steps toward improving its work culture, but that its business model was still « absolutely » unsustainable.
, the whistleblower behind the so-called
Files, said on Wednesday that the ride-hailing company seemed to be taking steps toward improving its work culture, but that its business model was still « absolutely » unsustainable.
The Guardian and Le Monde newspapers reported in July that
broke laws and secretly lobbied politicians as part of an aggressive drive to expand into new markets from 2013 to 2017.
, who led Uber’s lobbying efforts to win over governments, identified himself as the source who leaked the more than 124,000 company files.
MacGann said he decided to speak out because he believed Uber knowingly flouted laws and misled people about the benefits to drivers of the company’s gig-economy model.
