The Uber app is seen on a smartphone past cabs passing on Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona, on December 9, 2014. A judge on December 9, 2014 banned the popular smartphone taxi service Uber from operating in Spain, court officials said, following similar prohibition action in several other countries. AFP PHOTO/ QUIQUE GARCIA (Photo by QUIQUE GARCIA / AFP) (Photo credit should read QUIQUE GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images)
