Security News > 2021 > May > China signals dissatisfaction with gig economy impact on ride-share drivers

China has signalled that ride-sharing companies and laid out regulations that will stop cars from collecting unnecessary data.

State-controlled media report that authorities hauled in ten major ride-sharing outfits last week, among them DiDi and Meituan, and gave them a stern talking-to about how much they pay to drivers.

China's concerns about its on-demand transport sector are twofold.

The other is whether ride-share companies are sharing their spoils with drivers and paying them appropriately.

China's transport industry was last week reminded of Beijing's other current tech-related priority, privacy, when a new set of rules on data collection by cars was opened to consultation.

The planned regime requires automakers, insurers, car dealerships and ride-share companies to collect data only after securing permission, and even then to only collect information that serves the interests of drivers and passengers.

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