Uber Driver Background Checks

If you’ve ridden Uber in the last three years, the company might owe you a little less than a dollar.

Given ongoing debates in Austin, you might guess that I find that a lot less interesting than the WHY as stated in the following paragraph:

The ride-booking company will pay $28.5 million to settle charges that its marketing and in-app information misled consumers about how safe the service was. Uber claimed to use phrases such as “safest ride on the road,” and “industry-leading background checks,” but did not check Uber drivers against the national sex-offender registry or employ fingerprint identification, the lawsuits alleged.

Uber is about to pay its U.S. riders $28.5 million. Here’s why.
Brian Fung, www.washingtonpost.com