Uber is facing a $324 million fine in one of the largest penalties imposed under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
Uber is facing a fine of 290 million euros after improperly transferring driver data from the EU to the US, in one of the largest penalties levied under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation since its inception. The fine was imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority , which accused Uber of failing to “properly safeguard” European drivers’ personal data while transferring it to the United States. Uber has since ceased the practice, DPA added.
The data included account details and taxi licenses, as well as location data, photos, payment details, identity documents, and in some cases even criminal and medical data of drivers, the DPA said. Uber moved the data without the use of transfer tools, without which the protection of the data was insufficient, the group added. The General Data Protection Regulation is a rule passed by the European Union in 2016, setting new rules for how companies manage and share personal data.
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