Under appealfine · GDPR
Uber fined €290M over EU driver-data transfers
€290M
≈ $313M at the time
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
Netherlands / EU · 2024
Status: Under appeal
What happened
The Dutch data-protection authority fined Uber for transferring EU drivers' personal data, including identity documents and criminal and health data, to the US without adequate safeguards.
How it affected users
Drivers' most sensitive records were moved abroad without the legally required protection.
Status timeline
Aug 26, 2024
Penalty announced.
Sources
- Autoriteit Persoonsgegevensregulator
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "Uber fined €290M over EU driver-data transfers," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2024-08-26. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/uber-netherlands-2024/