A pilot for recording conversation during Lyft rides is going on in some U.S. cities, but it’s not supposed to be happening in Canada. A Toronto woman was sent the conversation between her and her friends during a ride, presumably accidentally.

  • enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    So let me get this straight, they want us to believe the driver recorded their conversation, sent it to a transcription service, then texted it to them? And that their rep also lied about there being a pilot program?

    Uh huh. What would either of their motives be?

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      3 months ago

      If the company recorded without consent of the drivers or passengers then its illegal in Canada (could be just Ontario though)

      If they blame the driver then there’s no crime as we are one party consent.

      But why would the driver text it to them?

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        3 months ago

        I don’t think one party consent even applies if the driver was not part of the conversation. It says it was between the woman and her friends if I’m understanding correctly.

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          3 months ago

          They didn’t have the presumption of privacy from the driver. Driver was clearly visible to them, make himself known to them and was clearly within earshot.

          They might have also agreed to being recorded in some slimy Terms and Conditions in the ride share app.

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              3 months ago

              We get into the grey here, because the passengers probably didn’t include the driver as a participant. You have to be a participant for one-party to hold.

              Also, if the conversation was recorded automatically, with no action from the driver, does that count as the driver recording the convo, or the company that controls the recording device?

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      3 months ago

      Is anyone really surprised, UBER asks for microphone access as a security feature, so you can click record if the driver or passenger feels unsafe. Seems like an extension of this service that maybe wasn’t supposed to be directly shared unless am incident happened

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    3 months ago

    You’re always being recorded. Techbros do this on purpose. If they get caught they feign innocence.

    They skirt the fringes of legislation anyways so it’s not like there’s ever legal consequences. On the rare occasions there are. It’s a paltry monetary fine.

  • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    So is anyone going to get to the bottom of this? Will there be a lawsuit? This is an incredible breach of privacy and raises profound questions about what is going on at Lyft and any ride-sharing service for that matter. The non-answers provided by Lyft raise even more questions.