Uber To Pay Up To $25 Million For Misleading Advertising In California (bbc.co.uk)

Posted by BeauHD on Friday April 8, 2016 @01:01AM from the false-advertising dept.

Bruce66423 writes: Uber has agreed to a settlement of $10 million for misleading advertising about the quality of its background checks for drivers. One particular concern was its absence of fingerprint-based checking.Uber has agreed to no longer use such terms as "safest drive on the road" in its advertising. Prosecutors said Uber failed to prevent 25 people with criminal records from becoming drivers, including several sex offenders and a convicted murderer. Another language change included renaming its "safe ride fee" as a "booking fee." Uber has agreed to make the $10 million payment within 60 days to settle the agreement, otherwise they will be forced to pay an additional $15 million in two years.

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But ... but ... by Hognoxious · 2016-04-08 01:05 · Score: 4, Funny

But it's on the internet and we've got an app!

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Re:Failed to prevent? by PopeRatzo · 2016-04-08 01:57 · Score: 4, Funny

you are better off admitting your past mistakes than trying to hide them.
You're not married, are you?

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