Uber to require some passengers to provide face mask selfies

Passengers who have not been wearing a face mask while taking an Uber will now have to provide photographic proof they are wearing a face covering before boarding.

The San Francisco-based company has unveiled a new policy stipulating that if a driver reports to Uber that a rider was not wearing a mask, the customer will have to take a selfie with one strapped on the next time they summon a driver on the world’s largest ride-hailing service.

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