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French court fines Uber, execs for illegal taxi service
A French court fined Uber Technologies 800,000 euros ($907,000) on Thursday for running an illegal taxi service with non-professional drivers and slapped smaller fines on two of its executives in the first such criminal case in Europe. The Uber POP service connected clients via a smartphone app with non-professional drivers using their own cars. Uber France suspended the low-cost service last year after the government banned it under pressure from licensed taxi drivers.
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I wish someone would explain to me how it is any of the government's business when one person needs a ride and another offers one. If money changes hands, as long as the taxes are paid, it really should not fall under the purview of government. But, if you ask a government official they would tell you that every aspect of our lives should be controlled by government, so there is that.