Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety

sarcasmatwork wrote: post #2

Not pay walled: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/uber-to-start-recording... https://www.inquirer.com/business/technology/uber-audio-reco... A live uber mic in every car now... Yeah, no thanks. I'm curious on wire tap laws, and how they are getting around this.

I'm guessing they'll have a confirmation of acceptance prior to confirming your ride. In two-party consent states (like CA) it's a notification/consent thing, so as long as they tell you you're being recorded and you consent to it, it's legal. But yeah, I'll pass on this as well.

Re: Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety

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Post by deogeo » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 8:42 PM UTC

Sounds useful in some cases, but the wording of their PR indicates they want to make this the default, instead of opt-in. The list of places where one may have a private conversation is growing thin.