The inquiry is under way at the Federal Trade Commission, according to four sources familiar with the matter, where the agency's investigative staff appears to have focused its attention on some of the data - handling mishaps that have plagued the company in recent years — perhaps including employees» misuse of «god view,» a tool that had previously allowed some at Uber to spy on the whereabouts of politicians, celebrities and others using the ride - hailing app. (recode.net)
And legacy procedural practices plus MPs» traditionalist attachment to inefficient and ineffective ways of working (like the witness system for select committees, instead of developing proper investigative staffs) have limited the legislature's role, despite some positive recent developments. (democraticaudit.com)
But in one of several letters of protest to Partin's superiors at the Department of Health and Human Services, many of ORI's investigative staff recently expressed «profound concern about the tone and direction» she has taken. (sciencemag.org)