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Natasha Lomas @ TechCrunch · 03/19/2021 13:24 EDT

Uber under pressure over facial recognition checks for drivers

Uber’s use of facial recognition technology for a driver identity system is being challenged in the UK where the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) and Worker Info Exchange (WIE) have today called for Microsoft to suspend the ride-hailing giant’s use of b2b facial recognition after finding multiple cases where drivers were mis-identified and went […]

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