Latest bad news for Uber shows just how far it's willing to go to get its way

Washington

UBER, the ride-hailing service that has become one of the tech industry's most emulated companies, has smashed into a painful wall of reality in recent weeks, capped by a report Friday that the company has taken extraordinary measures to evade government officials in areas where the service was restricted or banned.

The revelation, which Uber did not dispute in a statement, follows high-profile allegations of sexual harassment, questions about customer privacy and a "#deleteUber" campaign on Twitter, sparked by accusations that the company was not respecting a driver strike at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City in January.