Member

When I introduced these amendments to the DPDI Bill, I explained that they were based on work done by a colleague at Oxford, Dr Reuben Binns, in association with Worker Info Exchange. Using the data of individual Uber drivers, they created a pool of data from several hundred drivers, allowing him to see how the algorithm reacts to those who refuse a poorly paid job; how it assigns lucrative airport runs; whether where you start impacts on your daily earnings; whether those who work short hours are given less lucrative jobs; and so on. This project continues—full explanation of it can be found in Hansard—but it was made possible by a bespoke arrangement between the ICO, Uber and the researchers that, if it were routine, would provide opportunities for challenger businesses, community groups and research projects.