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Amazon mandating drivers sign 'biometric consent' form or lose jobs: Report
2021-03-24
[Washington Examiner] Retail giant Amazon is reportedly requiring its delivery drivers to sign a "biometric consent" form, which gives the company the ability to collect facial data, and if they refuse, they could lose their jobs.

"Amazon may ... use certain Technology that processes Biometric Information, including on-board safety camera technology which collects your photograph for the purposes of confirming your identity and connecting you to your driver account," the form, which was obtained by Vice, read. "Using your photograph, this Technology may create Biometric Information, and collect, store, and use Biometric Information from such photographs."

The technology "tracks vehicle location and movement, including miles driven, speed, acceleration, braking, turns, and following distance," the agreement said, adding that "as a condition of delivery packages for Amazon, you consent to the use of Technology."

AMAZON INSTALLING CAMERAS IN SOME WAREHOUSES TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING AMONG WORKERS

In February, Amazon, which employs 75,000 drivers, installed cameras, which were powered by AI, in all of its delivery vehicles. The lens would catch workers yawning, not wearing their seat belt, or dozing off, and the system would issue "automated verbal alerts" to correct the behavior.

A delivery driver earlier in the week called the process both a "privacy violation and a breach of trust" when he quit the company over the cameras.

An owner of an Amazon delivery facility told Vice that one of his drivers refused to sign the consent form.

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Posted by:Besoeker

#2  And if you say something inconvenient on FacistBook a dweeb in his mothers basement somewhere will click an icon and your truck will blow up.
Posted by: Albemarle Tingle9438   2021-03-24 12:45  

#1  Just to point out those Amazon delivery vans are independent contractors so this might not be the case system wide. Fed Ex does the same, if you look at the local delivery vans you will often see something like operated by ABC Cartage or something . I noticed UPS has some vans with things on the roof that look like some sort of sensor. So this type of stuff might become a bit of industry norm.
About those social distancing cameras they are set up at choke points in the warehouse. When you walk by there is a green circle around you . If another person gets two close the circle changes yellow if you are getting too close then red. Haven't heard anyone getting in trouble over them. I got to man the thermal camera at the entrance one day, I soon realized the real best job in their social distancing team is monitoring the break room where at least you can watch the TV, The social distancing team members also seem like they have mellowed out from the peak pandemic panic time last year.
Posted by: Vinegar Spolusing6485   2021-03-24 12:25  

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