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Thousands of files have been leaked exposing how the company courted top politicians.
They show how much help was given to the company by leaders such as the ex-EU Commissioner.
The taxi firm's former boss ordered the use of a "kill switch" to stop police from accessing computers.
According to the company, its past behavior wasn't in line with its current values.
More than 124,000 records, including 83,000 emails and 1,000 other files involving conversations, are contained in the "Umbrella Files".
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and a number of media organizations received them from the leak. The $90m-a-year lobbying and public relations effort recruited friendly politicians to help it disrupt Europe's taxi industry.
While French taxi drivers staged sometimes violent protests in the streets against the company, MrMacron told Kalanick he would reform the laws in favor of the company.
The files give a unique inside view of the lengths the company went to achieve its goals.
They show how the ex-EU digital commissioner was in talks to join the ride-sharing company before her term ended, and then secretly lobbying for it.
It was one of the most controversial companies at the time, with allegations of sexual harassment and data breach scandals.
The shareholders had enough and forced Kalanick to leave.
The new leader of the company was asked to transform every aspect of how the company operates.
There were violent protests in the streets of Paris when it was the scene of the first European launch of the app.
The new minister for the economy was named in August of last year. He wanted to help with the growth of the company and was eager to do so.
He held a meeting with Mr Kalanick and other executives and lobbyists in October, which was the beginning of a long stint as a champion of the firm's interests within government.
The meeting was described by Mark MacGann. The files show that they are like I have never seen before. He said they would dance soon.
The files show that "Emmanuel" and "Travis" met at least four times. The meeting at the World Economic Forum has been previously reported.
At one point, the company wrote to the president and said it was very grateful. In government industry relations, the openness and welcome we receive is unusual.
Taxi drivers in France were angry at the launch of the service which allowed unlicensed drivers to offer rides at much lower prices.
The courts and parliament banned it, but it continued to operate.
He agreed to work with the company to rewrite France's laws governing its other services, even though he didn't think there was a future for the service.
An outline for a regulatory framework will be provided by the company. "We will connect our respective teams to start working on a feasible proposal that could become the formal framework in France," said an email from Kalanick to Mr. Macron.
On 25 June 2015, the protests became violent, and a week later MrMacron sent Mr Kalanick an offer of assistance.
Next week, I will gather everyone to prepare the reform.
The suspension of the app was announced the same day.
The decree relaxing requirements for licensing was signed by the president.
Until now, the extent of the president of France's relationship with the firm that was operating in violation of French law has not been made public.
A spokesman for Mr Macron said in an email that his functions led him to meet and interact with many companies engaged in the sharp shift which came out during those years in the servicesector.
The files show that the relationship between the European Commission vice-president and the ride-sharing company was much deeper than previously thought.
She was in talks to join the advisory board before leaving her job.
The cooling-off period and the approval of the commission are required for new jobs to be approved.
As a commissioner, she oversaw digital and competition policy, and played a leading role in hitting Microsoft and Intel with huge fines.
She could have worked for many companies after she left, but she chose to work for a company that was unpopular.
Legal and political trouble were brought about by the service in her home country.
In October of last year, drivers for the ride-sharing company were arrested and a judge in the Netherlands banned their service. Dutch police raided the Amsterdam office of the ride-sharing company.
Emails say that Ms Kroes called ministers and other members of the government to persuade them to back down during the raid.
Her reputation and our ability to negotiate solutions in the Netherlands and elsewhere would suffer from any casual banter inside or outside the office.
According to the files, the company wanted Ms Kroes to send messages to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
In October 2015, an email was sent to the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, stating that they would get backchanneling to extract maximum advantage.
She wrote to the commission's Ad Hoc Ethical Committee requesting permission to join the advisory board before the 18-month period was up.
After the cooling-off period had ended, Ms Kroes continued to help the company informally until she was appointed.
According to Jean Monnet professor of European Union law at the University of Paris, this shows that Ms. Kroes was in violation of the rules.
He said that you are proving that you are not allowed to do it. There was a grey area if she didn't ask for permission. The place is no longer there.
He said that the situation should have been prevented because the system is probably not fit for purpose.
When the cooling-off period ended in May of last year, Ms Kroes denied that she had any formal or informal role at the ride-sharing company.
She said she was always driven by what she believed would benefit the public.
The Dutch government appointed a special envoy for start-ups during the cooling off period in order to promote a business friendly and welcoming environment in the Netherlands.
According to the Dutch ministry of economic affairs, there wasn't a start-up that year.
New guidelines "strengthening oversight" of "lobbying and external engagements with policymakers" in Europe have been introduced by the company.
The "kill switch" made it impossible for law enforcement to access the company's computers if they knocked.
The company believed it would harm its growth if officers were denied access to sensitive company data.
The files show that Mr Kalanick activated the kill switch at one point.
Please hit the kill switch as soon as possible. An email from his account states that access must be shut down.
At least three times in France the kill switch was used.
Since the new CEO took over, the company says it has not had a "kill switch" to stop regulatory inquiries.
The accusation that Mr Kalanick did anything to obstruct justice in any country is completely false, according to a spokesman for Mr Kalanick. He said that the fail-safe protocols that were used to protect intellectual property and privacy were approved by the legal and regulatory departments of the company.
124,000 records, including emails and texts, were leaked as the technology-driven taxi firm sought to expand. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in Washington DC received the files from the Guardian.
Ben King reports additional information.
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