Incident 355: Uber Allegedly Wrongfully Accused Drivers of Fraud via Automated Systems

Description: Uber was alleged in a lawsuit to have wrongfully accused its drivers in the UK and Portugal of fraudulent activity through automated systems, which resulted in their dismissal without a right to appeal.

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Alleged: Uber developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Uber drivers.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
355
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2018-07-07
Editors
Khoa Lam
UK Uber drivers are taking the algorithm to court
techcrunch.com · 2020

A group of U.K. Uber drivers has launched a legal challenge against the company’s subsidiary in the Netherlands. The complaints relate to access to personal data and algorithmic accountability.

Uber drivers and Uber Eats couriers are being …

App Drivers & Couriers Union files ground-breaking legal challenge against Uber’s dismissal of drivers by algorithm in the UK and Portugal
adcu.org.uk · 2020

App Drivers & Couriers Union files ground-breaking legal challenge against Uber’s dismissal of drivers by algorithm in the UK and Portugal

  • In landmark legal case, former Uber drivers asks courts in the Netherlands to over-rule the algorith…
Dutch court rulings break new ground on gig worker data rights
ft.com · 2021

An Amsterdam court has ordered Ola to be more transparent about the data it uses as the basis for decisions on suspensions and wage penalties, in a ruling that breaks new ground on the rights of workers subject to algorithmic management.

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Historic digital rights win for WIE and the ADCU over Uber and Ola at Amsterdam Court of Appeal
workerinfoexchange.org · 2023

In a series of historic and wide-ranging digital rights rulings, the Court of Appeals in Amsterdam has found in favour of workers and against Uber and Ola Cabs. Worker Info Exchange brought the cases in support of members of the App Drivers…

Drivers in Europe net big data rights win against Uber and Ola
techcrunch.com · 2023

In a major win over opaque algorithmic management in the so-called gig economy an appeals court in the Netherlands has found largely in favor of platform workers litigating against ride-hailing giants Uber and Ola — judging the platforms vi…

Variants

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