Uber ’obtained rape victim’s medical records’ – BBC News
An Uber executive obtained the medical records of a woman who said she was raped by a driver of the taxi-app firm in India, according to a report.Eric Alexander, who ran Uber’s business in Asia, is said to have shared the records with the company’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, over a year ago.Uber confirmed to the BBC that Mr Alexander no longer worked at the firm – but offered no further comment.Technology news site Recode said Mr Alexander was fired only after the publication contacted the company about the story.It said as well as Mr Kalanick, the records were seen by the company’s senior vice president, Emil Mochael.Recode’s report detailed how Uber was reportedly considering the prospect that the rape claim was concocted by rival Indian ride-sharing company, Ola, as part of a smear campaign.On Thursday, Ola told the BBC’s Shilpa Kannan the allegations were ”despicable”.”It is a shame that the privacy and morals of a woman have to be questioned in an attempt to trivialise a horrific crime,” a spokesman for Ola said in an email.
Källa: Uber ’obtained rape victim’s medical records’ – BBC News
