Uber fined $324 million by Netherlands data protection agency over transfer of drivers
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Uber says it will appeal a $324 million fine imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority over the company's handling of drivers' personal information.
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Uber says it will appeal a $324 million fine imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority over the company's handling of drivers' personal information.
The Dutch data protection watchdog said Monday it hit ride-hailing app Uber with a 290-million-euro ($324 million) fine over the transfer of personal data
A regulator in the Netherlands has slapped ride-hailing app Uber with a €290 million fine for transferring European drivers' data to the US. The firm described the decision as "extraordinary."
In issuing the $324 million fine, the Dutch Data Protection Authority said Uber collected sensitive information of European drivers, including taxi licenses, location data, photos, payment details, identity documents, "and in some cases even criminal and medical data of drivers."
The Dutch privacy watchdog said it has fined Uber Technologies 290 million euros ($324 million) for allegedly transferring the personal data of European taxi drivers to the U.S. without adequate safeguards.
An investigation by the Dutch privacy regulator found Uber had transferred sensitive data belonging to European drivers to the U.S., including taxi licenses, IDs, location data, payments and even criminal and medical records.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has ordered Uber to pay a record 290 million euro ($324 million) fine for transferring data of its European drivers to the United States without adequate protection, the agency announced on Monday.
The authorities in the Netherlands said the ride-hailing company had violated European data protection laws when it sent sensitive information to the United States.
Uber Technologies Inc. was hit by a record €290 million ($324 million) fine by the Dutch privacy watchdog for failing to abide by European protection standards when it shipped swathes of sensitive dat
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