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Uber developing technology that would tell if you're drunk

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Arwa Mahdawi in New York
from Technology | The Guardian on (#3S2MM)

New system could examine a user's walking speed, unusual typos and whether a phone is swaying

Uber may be working on technology which would detect if users of its app are drunk or high. A patent application from the company, revealed this week, outlines a system that would be able to identify if someone is displaying uncharacteristic behaviour by looking at small changes in their behaviour as they use the Uber app.

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