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Uber Implements 99-Year SSN Check, Bans Violent Felons

6/27/2026

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Uber Tightens Checks

Uber will adopt a 99-year Social Security Number trace for all driver and courier background checks.
Uber permanently bans drivers convicted of violent felonies or serious sexual and terrorism offenses.
Drivers with a non-sexual felony older than 15 years may stay, covering about 2,000 drivers nationwide.
Bloomberg says the changes could drop tens of thousands of drivers—about 0.5 percent of Uber’s U.S. workforce—after a shareholder lawsuit and an $8.5 million Arizona settlement.

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Uber Expands Screening

Uber announced an expanded criminal-screening policy after a December New York Times investigation revealed drivers with violent felonies remained on the platform.
The company consulted civil-rights and women’s-safety leaders while drafting the new rules.
Background checks will now examine every place a driver has ever lived, replacing the prior seven-year, state-limited method.
Current drivers will receive a fresh annual background review.
The stricter screening will also apply to Uber Eats couriers.

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Uber Tightens Checks

Uber will adopt a 99-year Social Security Number trace for all driver and courier background checks.
Uber permanently bans drivers convicted of violent felonies or serious sexual and terrorism offenses.
Drivers with a non-sexual felony older than 15 years may stay, covering about 2,000 drivers nationwide.
Bloomberg says the changes could drop tens of thousands of drivers—about 0.5 percent of Uber’s U.S. workforce—after a shareholder lawsuit and an $8.5 million Arizona settlement.

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