Google's admitted that its staff scraped a Kenyan competitor's database to try and steal its customers.
Mocality says it discovered that Google staff were calling its customers and, through a sting operation, established they were trying to poach them. Customers were told, untruthfully, that Google was involved in a joint venture with Mocality; and in many cases they were also told that Mocality was engaging in fraudulent business practices.
Now, Google's owned up.
"We were mortified to learn that a team of people working on a Google project improperly used Mocality
Mocality says it discovered that Google staff were calling its customers and, through a sting operation, established they were trying to poach them. Customers were told, untruthfully, that Google was involved in a joint venture with Mocality; and in many cases they were also told that Mocality was engaging in fraudulent business practices.
Now, Google's owned up.
"We were mortified to learn that a team of people working on a Google project improperly used Mocality