Uber and Lyft currently rely on private companies to run applicant's names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers and other personal information provided by the applicants through criminal databases, sex offender registries and Social Security records. The companies have argued their methods are more accurate than the state method in determining suitability to work in the industry, in part because they discriminate less against minorities who are more likely to be in the criminal system following an arrest, even if never convicted.