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Leaked Uber docs reveal frequent use of kill switch to deactivate tech, thwart investigators – Staff told to tell cops that the IT team was in San Francisco, asleep, and couldnt restore systems A data leak from ride-sharing app Uber revealed activities allegedly geared to avoid regulation and law enforcement including a kill switch that would remotely cut computer access to servers at its …