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Former delivery driver Edrissa Manjang is pursuing a claim for harassment, indirect discrimination, and victimisation in UK courts, alleging that a racially-biased algorithm kicked him off Uber Eats' ride-sharing app. After Uber Eats supplied information that contradicted Manjang's original claims, the judge gave him leave to amend his complaint but refused him permission to use emails sent him during the litigation as evidence of harassment. Manjang, who is black and of African descent, says…
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A new poll from the trade union Prospect finds that 58% of UK workers believe government should protect jobs by regulating the use of generative AI. Only 12% believe government should not interfere. The poll also found that workers are deeply uncomfortable with being surveilled at work and about companies' use of software to automate decisions about hiring and promotion.https://prospect.org.uk/news/public-call-for-government-regulation-of-generative-ai-at-work Publication: Prospect
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Following a February 2024 ruling by the Information Commissioner's Office against Serco Leisure, national leisure centre chains are among dozens of UK companies removing or reviewing the use of facial recognition and fingerprints to monitor staff attendance. The ICO found that the Serco subsidiary had unlawfully processed the data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 centres.https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/leisure-centres-scrap-biometric-systems-to-keep-tabs-on-staff-amid-uk-data…