Uber Employees Spied on Beyoncé, Court Testimony Reveals

Uber is under fire for an internal company tool called “God View,” which tracks the location of Uber vehicles and customers who have requested cars. The company’s former forensic investigator Samuel Ward Spangenberg is currently suing the company, accusing Uber of age discrimination and whistleblower retaliation, The Guardian reports. In Spangenberg’s October court testimony, he claimed that Uber employees would regularly spy on “high-profile politicians, celebrities and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex-boyfriends/girlfriends, and ex-spouses.” Beyoncé was reportedly one of the celebrities whose movements were being monitored.

Spangenberg said he expressed his concerns over the lack of security to Uber executives and was fired 11 months later. He also claimed that driver and employee information was stored in an insecure way. Both BuzzFeed News and venture capitalist Peter Sims have previously accused Uber of abusing the “God View” tool. Uber has confirmed that “fewer than 10” employees have been fired for abusing the tool, which is in place to monitor customer refund requests and accident investigations. 

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