What are the Uber files? A guide to cab-hailing firm’s ruthless expansion tactics

A trove of leaked documents cast light on Uber's operations at height of its global rise

The 124,000 confidential files cover 40 countries and span from 2013 to 2017, the period in which Uber went from a plucky start-up to a global behemoth, brute-forcing its way into cities around the world with little regard for taxi regulations. Photo: AP/Nam Y. Huh

What are the Uber files?

The Uber files is a global investigation into a trove of 124,000 confidential documents from the tech company that were leaked to the Guardian. The data reveals how Uber flouted the law, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments across the world.