That&#x27;s a misleading article.<p>For example, in Austin, Ann Kitchen&#x27;s proposal passed 9-2 and fingerprints are required.  Austin already had horse-and-buggy rides for the tourists so relabeling it was a funny tactic but not substantive.  What&#x27;s more, Uber&#x2F;Lyft lost the fight over fingerprints in Houston and San Antonio.<p>Overall, it looks less like a giant coup and more like responsible regulation change to protect public safety.<p>Uber&#x2F;Lyft are effectively saying is that so many of their drivers lie about their names because they have minor criminal records that Uber&#x2F;Lyft can&#x27;t recruit enough drivers if they have to do effective background checks.  That&#x27;s not going to fly.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mystatesman.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;whats-next-for-uber-lyft-and-austins-fingerprint-c&#x2F;npnLg&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mystatesman.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;whats-next-for-ub...</a>