Faulty Background Checks May Put UberX Passengers at Risk, Report Says

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Passengers who catch rides with UberX may not be in the safest of hands, according to a recent investigation conducted by NBC Chicago.


The news outlet found that UberX drivers with criminal pasts may have slipped through the series of background checks that the company says it runs on driver applicants.


According to its website, all Uber drivers are put through county, multi-state and federal background checks. That includes anyone who wants to drive for UberX, the cheapest service offered by the taxi-hailing app, in which drivers use their own vehicles instead of cabs or sleek black cars to pick up passengers. Read more...


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