Travis Kalanick Summary

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The article begins by introducing the CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, and goes on to describe the setting in which the conversation takes place. In the article Kalanick addresses the issue in which Uber is involved concerning the fingerprint background check and his reasoning for why Uber does not support fingerprinting. Kalanick states,” the reason for not wanting to fingerprint was actually about justice for people who have been unfairly snared in the U.S criminal justice system” (Kelly P3). Kalanick views the fingerprint background check as an obstacle towards those who have been arrested, giving them the opportunity to work as drivers.
Consequently, Kalanick blames “incumbent industries”, such as taxis, for enforcing the fingerprint background

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