Group of British drivers take Uber to court in the Netherlands LaToya Harding
A group of British Uber (UBER) drivers have taken the taxi company to court in the Netherlands in an attempt to get access to personal data it collects about them.
The drivers have said that Uber determines the allocation of available rides and their fares based on information about their performance, behaviour and other personal traits which it gathers through an app they use to work.
The drivers have gone to the Dutch court requesting full access to this information and the working of Uber’s algorithms.
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British drivers for ride-hailing company Uber are taking their employer to court in the Netherlands in order to access secret performance data the company collects on them.
According to the legal challenge the drivers say Uber determines how to allocate rides and fares based on information it generates about drivers performance, behaviour and other personal traits it infers through the app they install on their phones.
They are demanding full access to this information and to details on how Uber s algorithms work, claiming that the it ultimately decides how much money they can earn. Uber should offer total transparency, lawyer Anton Ekker told Reuters at the District Court in Amsterdam, where Uber s international head office is located.