ATLANTA (AP) — A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world’s busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings.
Uber has objected to the use of fingerprints to check criminal records of its drivers, saying its own record checks are sufficient.
But the district attorney in Uber’s hometown of San Francisco has called the ride-booking firm’s background checks “completely worthless” since drivers aren’t fingerprinted.
In Houston, city officials say they found that background checks without fingerprints allow criminals who have been charged with murder, sexual assault and other crimes to evade detection in a variety of ways.
Atlanta’s city council on Wednesday is set to consider the airport’s plan for screening drivers for Uber, Lyft and other ride-booking firm.
