Welcome to Uberland

For passengers and drivers, Uber is either a convenient option for hailing an affordable ride or making a quick buck. But the influential technology company is also transforming labour and legal landscapes across North America. As the ride service arrives in more Canadian cities, how should policy-makers regulate its impact on workers and consumers?

Alex Rosenblat joins the podcast to discuss the topic. Rosenblat is a technology ethnographer and researcher at the Data & Society Research Institute. She is the author of Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work.

This podcast is part of the Preparing Citizens for the Future of Work special feature.

Photo: Cover of Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2018).

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