Uber discloses 3,000 reports of sexual assault on U.S. rides last year

Excerpted from Washington Post By Faiz Siddiqui The company had said it would examine 21 categories of sexual misconduct, in a pledge to be more transparent about the prevalence of […]
Uber adds 2nd background check for NYC drivers

Excerpted from Patch By Noah Manskar Uber is double-checking its workforce. The ride-hailing giant is making its New York City drivers go through a second background check if they want […]
Uber drivers are now subject to ‘continuous’ background checks

Excerpted from a Mashable blog by Karissa Bell The ride-hailing service will be expanding its driver background checks so that drivers will be continuously monitored for certain types of criminal […]
Uber to run criminal checks for every driver every year

Excerpted from a Digital Trends blog by Bruce Brown Starting soon, Uber says it will run criminal background and driver history checks every year for all of its drivers. Uber […]