Amazon requires driver to monitor with in-vehicle camera & permission to access biometric data



Amazon has required approximately 75,000 delivery drivers working in the United States to sign a consent form that allows in-vehicle cameras to recognize the driver's position and movement and access the driver's biometric data. It has been reported. Some drivers refuse to accept the consent form due to privacy concerns.

Amazon Delivery Drivers Forced to Sign'Biometric Consent' Form or Lose Job

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy8n3j/amazon-delivery-drivers-forced-to-sign-biometric-consent-form-or-lose-job

In February 2021, it was revealed that Amazon is gradually installing AI-equipped in-vehicle cameras ' Driveri' on some delivery vehicles. This camera was intended to monitor whether the driver was driving safely, but many people said that it was 'invading privacy' and quit his job due to privacy concerns. It is reported that there was also a driver.

Amazon has installed AI-equipped cameras on delivery vehicles and has begun to monitor drivers 24 hours a day-GIGAZINE


by Trevis Rothwell

Below is a part of the agreement obtained by Motherboard, an IT news media. The agreement says 'Vehicle Technology and Biometric Consent' and states that it will track movement and location information such as truck mileage, speed, acceleration and braking. I am.



The tracking information is collected based on the privacy policy of the in-vehicle camera technology, and the driver himself can access it from the browser.



In addition, it is clearly stated that the user's biometric information will be used to link the user's personal authentication and driver's account, and consent is urged.



Strictly speaking, the drivers who are required to sign these agreements are not officially employed by Amazon, but are employed by approximately 800 affiliated shipping companies working at Amazon's delivery stations. It is a shape. Nonetheless, Motherboard points out that Amazon manages the working conditions of drivers in many ways, from training to uniforms to quotas.

On the overseas bulletin board site Reddit, the delivery driver is repeatedly debating, 'If I refuse to accept the consent form and I am dismissed, can I receive unemployment allowance?'



A shipping company owner told Motherboard that 'some drivers refused to sign the consent form presented by Amazon.' It is also reported that some people are reluctant to sign the consent form and quit the driver.



The issue is also being questioned by the US Congress, and five senators have sent Amazon a letter expressing concern about driver privacy.

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