> Uber's background checks ... have become a worldwide
    > issue: The company was banned in New Delhi ... drivers
    > there had to produce a certificate of strong character
    > signed by police ... a bribe of about $130 would easily
    > garner the document

Seems a little unreasonable to lay blame for Indian police corruption at Uber's door... Can't begin to imagine the level of wailing and gnashing of teeth if Uber started attempting to run its own private background checks...