At the time, Uber said it would release a New Zealand “transparency report”, like one since released in the United States that disclosed 3000 sexual assaults over a year, and a spokesperson said it was currently auditing Australian and New Zealand data to ensure its accuracy. Uber said it took the responsibility of keeping people safe seriously, with a 111 emergency alert button added to the Uber app, and a driver could be removed from the app while a rider complaint was investigated by a dedicated law enforcement team that worked with police. In the case of a sexual assault, regardless of the outcome of the investigation, the parties involved would not be paired in the future, but Uber said its privacy policy precluded information about removal of drivers being passed on to users.