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It has been revealed that from this week US-based Amazon delivery drivers will have to sign a ‘biometric consent’ form. According to Vice, this means that the company will be granted access to use AI-powered cameras to access the location, movement and biometric data of each driver. It’s been reported that if the drivers refuse to sign, they will lose their jobs. The form requires each driver to agree to facial recognition and other biometric data collection within the vans and cars they drive. Read more Occupations with highest coronavirus risk It reads: “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. “Using your photograph, this technology, may create Biometric Information, and collect, store, and use Biometric Information from such photographs.” The form also added that the “technology tracks vehicle location and movement, including miles driven, speed, acceleration, braking, turns, and following distance …as a condition of delivery packages for Amazon, you consent to the use of technology.” As reported by Vice, these drivers technically aren’t employed by Amazon, instead by circa 800 companies, which are known
