Tag: algorithmic accountability
Italy’s DPA fines Glovo-owned Foodinho $3M, orders changes to algorithmic management of riders
Algorithmic management of gig workers has landed Glovo-owned on-demand delivery firm Foodinho in trouble in Italy where the country’s data protection authority issued a €2.6 million penalty (~$3M) yesterday after an investigation found a laundry list of problems. The delivery company has been ordered to make a number of changes…
Read MoreDutch court rejects Uber drivers’ ‘robo-firing’ charge but tells Ola to explain algo-deductions
Uber has had a good result against litigation in the Netherlands, where its European business is headquartered, that had alleged it uses algorithms to terminate drivers — but which the court has rejected. The ride-hailing giant has also been largely successful in fending off wide-ranging requests for data from drivers…
Read MoreItalian court rules against ‘discriminatory’ Deliveroo rider ranking algorithm
A court in Italy has dealt a blow to unalloyed algorithmic management after a legal challenge brought by three unions. The Bologna court ruled that a reputational ranking algorithm used by on-demand food delivery platform Deliveroo discriminated against gigging delivery workers by breaching local labor laws. The ruling, reported earlier…
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