US Lawmakers Take On Uber, Lyft Rider Surveillance in New Bill
- Ride-hailing apps would need to prenotify riders of dashcams
- Riders would then have an opportunity to switch drivers
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Two US senators are introducing a bill that would require ride-hailing companies including Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to notify passengers if their assigned drivers are using dashcams to record them.
The proposed legislation from Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Democratic Senator Peter Welch of Vermont would require companies to give customers the option of being paired with a new driver if they don’t want to ride with a driver using a recording device.