You can login if you already have an account or register by clicking the button below.
Registering is free and all you need is a username and password. We never ask you for your e-mail.
2020-07-20 | Uber's new COVID-19 tracking portal shares data on riders and drivers with public health officials | Daily Mail Online
'Using the new portal, designed for exclusive use by public health departments, data can be sought based on trip receipts or passenger names. ', "This means that if a person tests positive for COVID-19, health officials can use Uber's database to see other people they may have come in contact with."
'Uber has quietly launched a service to give public health officials quick access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. '
'Health officials are prompted to specify what action they want Uber to take as part of the service. '
'It first began to focus on health-related issues in 2019, when a resurgence of U.S. measles cases prompted several health departments to request data, the officials said. '
view the rest of the comments →
[–] derram 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
https://archive.ph/wip/H0cxx :
'Using the new portal, designed for exclusive use by public health departments, data can be sought based on trip receipts or passenger names. ', "This means that if a person tests positive for COVID-19, health officials can use Uber's database to see other people they may have come in contact with."
'Uber has quietly launched a service to give public health officials quick access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. '
'Health officials are prompted to specify what action they want Uber to take as part of the service. '
'It first began to focus on health-related issues in 2019, when a resurgence of U.S. measles cases prompted several health departments to request data, the officials said. '
This has been an automated message.