[angersock]

> Uber also is shielding information from board “observer” David Krane, who runs a subsidiary of Alphabet called GV, a venture capital firm that is one of Uber’s top shareholders, says another person familiar with the arrangement.

That's odd. There has to be more going on there, yes?

[calbear81]

I don't think it's odd because there is now a direct conflict between Uber's future direction (autonomous cars for hire) and Google X's self driving car project.

Regardless of any claims about a possible Chinese wall between Google Ventures (GV) and other Alphabet divisions, Uber is right to limit information access to direct competitors even if they are investors/advisors.

[dublinben]

Don't their investors have a legal right to this information?

[ivraatiems]

Maybe, but Uber is not known for being a company that cares about what the law says.