Councillors in Pasco City, Washington, have rejected two separate motions that would have enabled Uber to work in the city, one of which related to biometric background checks.One motion proposed an amendment to remove the fingerprint requirement for transportation network company drivers, but left it in place for traditional taxicab companies.Pasco council members were split after learning from Deputy City Manager Stan Strebel that Uber officials indicated they “would not operate in a jurisdiction where fingerprinting was part of the process, even though it is a requirement of the individual and not the corporation.”Uber's background checks of its drivers do not include fingerprinting.The issue has been a key issue for the ride-sharing firm in the US, and indeed led to its departure from Austin.
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