Atlanta Airport Pushes Fingerprint Checks For Uber Drivers

ATLANTA – A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world’s busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings to prevent criminals from getting behind the wheel.

Uber has objected to the Atlanta airport’s plan to use fingerprints to check criminal records of its drivers, saying its own record checks are sufficient.

Fox News article here

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University of Michigan Student’s Uber Rant

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NYTLC Preparing Anti-Harassment Rules For Cabbies

The city Taxi and Limousine Commission is getting up close and personal with its hacks about sexual harassment.

Taxi officials plan to add new definitions of sexual contact and sexual harassment to the rule book, plus implement tougher penalties against cabbies caught exhibiting behavior.

New York Daily News article here

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College Frat Brat Rages Against Uber Driver In Viral Video

A profanity-filled rant by a University of Michigan student against an Uber driver has gone viral, drawing hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.

But the student, Jake Croman, who is Jewish, claims his rant is only half of the story. He says the driver set it off by making an anti-Semitic remark.

Croman is facing an investigation by the University of Michigan and by the fraternity he belongs to.

The video clip, shot by Uber driver Artur Zawada, was posted on March 23.

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Detroit Free Press article here

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