Uber is now facing a criminal investigation, report says

Uber's problems just went from really, really, bad to worse.

As if its months-long PR nightmare wasn't bad enough, the company is reportedly now the subject of a criminal investigation.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the company for its use of a controversial software program known as "Greyball," Reuters reported Thursday. 

Greyball, first reported by The New York Times, was a tool developed internally at Uber used to thwart regulators and local officials in cities where they faced regulatory hurdles. Uber employees would use the software to identify government offices and employees, and load fake versions of the app as a means of evading law enforcement and other crackdowns.  Read more...