Uber’s ‘View as Delivery Person’ shows how much of your info couriers get

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Uber Eats is introducing a feature that will tell you how much of your personal information a courier has access to throughout the delivery process. The feature, called View as Delivery Person," is meant to provide consumers with additional transparency and peace of mind," especially after potentially awkward or uncomfortable encounters, according to Zach Singleton, Uber's head of privacy and equity product.

The idea is that the Uber Eats app will show you what information a delivery person has about you before they pick your food up, while they're making the delivery, and afterward. The basic gist, according to Singleton, is that they'll only have an approximate delivery location until they actually pick up your order. In most cases,...

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