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. his carpool jobs, he told the newspaper. Gargac also claimed to have earned about $ 3,500 in the last five months through subscriptions, donations and tips collected on Twitch.

But passengers did not know that Gargac was broadcasting video from inside his black Chevy Silverado, unknowingly becoming content on a social video service. This is the latest revelation of how streaming technology from a smartphone can publicize everyday activities – most recently seen in a wave of racist incidents captured on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Only in this case, the people filmed did not know that they were in front of the camera.

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. "The Gargac Twitch chain has also disappeared from service," said Chip Stewart, a lawyer, said on Monday. Lyft's statement, Alexandra LaManna: Under the Missouri law, passengers should prove that any intrusion would involve "a secret or private affair that would be very shocking to a reasonable person," he said.

Stewart stated : [TRADUCTION] "The comporteme The driver is obviously wrong, but the companies do it. Gargac, 32, who was driving for services while he was looking for a police job, said he had originally installed the pair of cameras and wireless connectivity for live streaming as a way to protect yourself while driving. A control panel allowed Gargac to change his camera when he drove.

Initially, Gargac informed users of the video configuration. But their behavior has changed and some have even played for the camera, he told the "Post-Dispatch". "I did not like it, it was wrong, it felt like a product," he said.

Eventually he stopped telling the riders because he decided that he did not need their consent. Missouri law only requires one party to know about a registration – and allow registration where people would have no reasonable expectation of intimacy.

"It's dehumanizing," a female passenger told the Post-Dispatch. at a certain point, some viewers attributed numerical odds to the riders according to their appearance. Other times, they posted insulting and sexual comments.

"It's scary", a Twitch user posted, according to the Post-Dispatch, who watched dozens of hours of the Gargac channel on the video streaming service. complained to Uber after hearing about Gargac's live stream, they told the Post-Dispatch. Uber gave them each a $ 5 credit and promised that they would no longer be paired with Gargac as a driver.

After speaking with the Post-Dispatch, Gargac asked the reporter not to use his full name, something that he had revealed videos.

"Stick with my name, if you can, for confidentiality reasons," he told Post-Dispatch. "You know, the internet is a crazy place."