Californians pass proposition to let Uber treat drivers as contractors – projection
Voters in trend-setting California backed a ballot proposal by Uber and its allies that cements app-based food delivery and ride-hail
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Judge blocks Uber, Lyft from classifying drivers as contractors in California
Uber and Lyft had been accused of violating Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5”), a new state law requiring companies to classify
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No work from home for Facebook contract workers: Report
In a somewhat discriminatory gesture, Facebook has reportedly banned its contractual workers (third-party content moderators) from work out of home,
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1,000 Siri recordings heard by former Apple contractors per day: Report
Contractors in the Irish city of Cork had the task of listening to over 1,000 Siri recordings per shift, before
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Microsoft contractors found to be hearing Xbox voice snippets in addition to those from Skype, Cortana
What makes it worse is that the random triggering of recordings existed before people started using ‘Hey Cortana’, contractors told
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Microsoft contractors can reportedly listen to Xbox players' chats
The contractors were quoted saying that it happened ‘by mistake’. Source link
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Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users' audio: Report
Bloomberg, citing the company, reported that the users who were affected chose the option in the Messenger app to have
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Contractors secretly listening to Google Assistant recordings: Report
Not just your home speaker, smartphone or security camera, even third-party contractors are recording and secretly listening to your Google
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