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Judge says San Francisco can subpoena Uber for driver information
Source: Reuters
TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Thu Jun 22, 2017 | 8:51pm EDT
Judge says San Francisco can subpoena Uber for driver information
By Heather Somerville | SAN FRANCISCO
A California state judge said on Thursday that San Francisco can demand from Uber records containing the ride-hailing company's driver contact information, the city attorney said.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera last month sought a court order compelling Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.UL) to comply with the city's demands for information about the company's drivers. The city Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office wants the names, addresses and driver's license numbers of Uber's drivers.
Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer in San Francisco said in court that he will rule that the tax office has the authority to subpoena Uber for the information, Herrera said in a statement. The official ruling was expected as early as late Thursday.
Uber had provided the city with the driver information for more than two years, but stopped in December. The company argues that the request violates driver privacy and could endanger drivers' safety.
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Judge says San Francisco can subpoena Uber for driver information
By Heather Somerville | SAN FRANCISCO
A California state judge said on Thursday that San Francisco can demand from Uber records containing the ride-hailing company's driver contact information, the city attorney said.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera last month sought a court order compelling Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.UL) to comply with the city's demands for information about the company's drivers. The city Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office wants the names, addresses and driver's license numbers of Uber's drivers.
Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer in San Francisco said in court that he will rule that the tax office has the authority to subpoena Uber for the information, Herrera said in a statement. The official ruling was expected as early as late Thursday.
Uber had provided the city with the driver information for more than two years, but stopped in December. The company argues that the request violates driver privacy and could endanger drivers' safety.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-sanfrancisco-idUSKBN19D2II?il=0
