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     More information has come out recently regarding Uber's rivalry with hire-car service Lyft. Lyft claims to have evidence that Uber employees, including recruiters, have ordered and cancelled over 5500 rides on Lyft since last October. By linking accounts with large numbers of cancellations to phone numbers, Lyft claims to have unearthed a slew of accounts that in fact belong to just a few people, presumed Uber employees. One such user has been linked with 22 accounts, and is accused of over 1500 cancelled rides between the end of May 2013 and June 2014.

     This isn't the first instance of such tactics from Uber either. Earlier this year, Uber was accused of calling and canceling 300 rides on another competitor's app: Gett. In addition, Lyft drivers have reported frequent hires from Uber employees, who take short and low-profit rides, devoting time to convert them into Uber drivers. These questionable recruitment tactics have proven costly for Uber, as negative attention piles upon them, some customers are vowing to discontinue use of the app until their 'act is cleaned up.'  Only time will tell what, if there are any, the consequences will be.

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