How does Lyft verify identity?

ID submission: Scan a government-issued ID. If you can't provide a government-issued ID, there are other options listed under 'Accepted IDs'. Take a photo of yourself: Take and submit a photo of yourself. This will become your profile photo to help drivers identify you.



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Rider information shared with Driver: As part of surfacing the ride request and enabling the ride, we share with the Driver the Rider's pickup and destination, location, name, profile photo, rating, Rider statistics (like approximate number of rides and years as a Rider), and information the Rider includes in their ...

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Identity and account verification. Lyft uses biometric information by having users submit photo imagery of their face and photo imagery of an identification document (for example, a driver's license) to confirm their identity or account prior to using the Lyft platform.

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Lyft requires an up-to-date background check to remain on the platform. We'll conduct continuous criminal and driving record monitoring of active drivers. Lyft reserves the right to disqualify a driver at any time, should their background check reveal any disqualifying offense.

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Uber verifies identity to ensure that the driver who picks you up is the person they hired and screened. They also use the verification to prevent identity theft.

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We may ask you to take a real-time photo of yourself via the app before you go online or between deliveries. This is to help us verify that the account is yours, and is being used by you or an appointed substitute.

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Can You Request a Female Lyft Driver? No, you can't request a female Lyft driver. But if female passengers feel uncomfortable with the driver, they can cancel the ride and book another. After so many people filed sexual assault cases against the app, they established safety measures to protect drivers and passengers.

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Smoking inside Lyft cars is against our community rules. There may be passengers entering the car who have respiratory issues or may be bothered by the smell, so in the spirit of respect for everyone in our community, we ask that you refrain.

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Location data Lyft uses your phone's location services to give you a great ride experience. We only access your location if the Lyft app is running on your phone. If you close the app, we won't access that info. Sharing your location data with us turns background location sharing on.

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Dash cams often also serve as a deterrence for would-be mischief. People tend to behave better when they know that they are being recorded. Furthermore, drivers with cameras always have the truth on their side. Videos don't lie, they provide indisputable evidence of what really happened.

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The app sends location info to our servers, which helps us measure the distance and time you've driven. It also calculates your ride costs and earnings. To accurately track rides, we need location updates from your GPS while you're driving.

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