Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year

Re:Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year by minimaxir on Thursday December 05, 2019 @07:08PM (#21718089)

> This would also allow men to request female drivers, are you sure that's a good thing?

The OP explicitly mentioned women-asking-for-female drivers, and not implying the inverse. That type of program is not uncommon for safety.

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Re:Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year by dagav on Thursday December 05, 2019 @07:10PM (#21718108)

I don't remember Uber ever asking for my gender, just a phone number. How would they enforce that?

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Re:Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year by minimaxir on Thursday December 05, 2019 @07:14PM (#21718138)

Given increased political scrutiny, I wouldn't be surprised if Uber/Lyft was compelled to do more rider-side verification in the future.

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Re:Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year by CryptoBanker on Thursday December 05, 2019 @07:31PM (#21718258)

What political scrutiny of Uber riders are you referring to?

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Re:Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year by tonyarkles on Thursday December 05, 2019 @08:47PM (#21718599)

Not political scrutiny of the riders, but increased scrutiny of the companies themselves and their practices.

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Re:Uber: 3,045 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year by mandeepj on Thursday December 05, 2019 @07:14PM (#21718140)

Then they’d have to start asking or find out from your docs

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