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Deliveroo forks out to riders in legal battle

Business

Deliveroo is to pay a six-figure bill to settle an employment rights battle brought by dozens of ‎its riders, underlining continuing tensions over the treatment of so-called gig economy workers. Sky News has learnt that the food delivery app has agreed to award‎ 50 of its British couriers sums "in the low thousands of pounds" each to settle the claim before it was formally heard at an employment tribunal in London.The settlement includes no admission of liability, according to a source close to Deliveroo, meaning that it is not expected to change the self-employed status of the company's army of riders.Brought by the law firm Leigh Day, the claim was one of a string of such cases which have brought into sharp focus the dividing lines between gig economy companies ...

Uber data hack hit 2.7m UK riders and drivers

Technology

Uber says the data breach it kept secret for over a year resulted in the personal data of approximately 2.7 million people in the UK being exposed.The ride-hailing app - already under pressure in this country on employment rights and the future of its operating licence in London - said it could not be sure of the figure because of the way it collects data by country.It revealed last week that the data of 57 million people worldwide was exposed by hackers in October 2016.:: Uber loses appeal over employment rights rulingVideo:Spanish taxi drivers launch strike over Uber It later emerged the company had effectively paid off the persons responsible in the belief the information - which included names, addresses and mobile phone numbers - would be deleted and not used by the criminals.Uber als...

Watch hackers make Segway riders topple

Technology

A security flaw in Segway scooters could allow hackers to topple riders using just their smartphone.Hackers could remotely control scooters - also called hoverboards - due to a number of vulnerabilities which researchers have found in several Segway models.While hoverboards were in the news a few years ago after several models were overcharging and catching fire, now it is the digital insecurity of the devices which could endanger riders.The software flaws found in scooters could allow attackers to bypass the scooters' safety systems and completely override the riders' manual control.This could even include shutting off the engine while the device was travelling at a high speed, potentially injuring or even killing the rider.While regulations in the US require scooters to meet mechanical a...