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Classmate of woman who was found dead asks Uber, Lyft to add QR codes - Business Insider

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"But there may be a solution to protect against fake drivers with criminal intent — or, for that matter, to protect the drivers against fake passengers.

Specifically, one of Josephson's classmates, Sydney Ford, is lobbying for Uber and Lyft to add QR codes to their apps that would easily match a driver to a passenger as the passenger approached. So far, nearly 23,000 people have signed the petition on Change.org to add those QR codes, and it's growing hourly."

From "Classmate of woman who was found dead asks Uber, Lyft to add QR codes - Business Insider".

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