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Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions

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  1. [5]
    riQQ
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    The Dutch data protection authority has fined ⁠Uber €825m ($966m) for deactivating driver ⁠accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to a 17 August decision.

    The penalty would be the second-largest issued yet under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

    It is behind only a €1.2bn ($1.4bn) fine ⁠imposed on Meta by Ireland in 2023 for unlawfully transferring European Facebook users’ data to the United States. Meta is appealing.

    Uber said it would also appeal.

    26 votes
    1. [4]
      Akir
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      Here’s hoping that the appeal will simply cost them more money.

      Here’s hoping that the appeal will simply cost them more money.

      21 votes
      1. [3]
        vord
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        They're holding out for Trump to declare all foreign obligations unenforceable.

        They're holding out for Trump to declare all foreign obligations unenforceable.

        9 votes
        1. [2]
          jcd
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          Would they leave the EU market then?

          Would they leave the EU market then?

          3 votes
          1. vord
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            Was tounge in cheek, but they would find a way not to. Probably a series of shell companies, "selloffs," and rebrands.

            Was tounge in cheek, but they would find a way not to. Probably a series of shell companies, "selloffs," and rebrands.

            2 votes