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Uber whistleblower urges Ireland to take on big tech

Irishman Mark MacGann calls for state to not let reliance on corporation tax stop it from tackling tech companies

Uber whistleblower Mark MacGann: ‘The Data Protection Commission should act as neutral arbiters of the behaviour of these [tech] companies.’ Picture: Getty

Ireland must stop sitting on the fence when it comes to regulating big tech and not be afraid to offend companies because of the state’s reliance on them for tax revenues, Mark MacGann, the Uber whistleblower has said.

MacGann, Uber’s former chief lobbyist in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), earlier this year leaked more than 124,000 company files that showed how the ride-hailing firm flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and ...