According to the Dutch Data Protection Authority DPA Uber has been transmitting driver data for over two years z Europe do United States i did not secure them properly.
“This is a serious violation General Data Protection Regulation,” the office stressed, referring to the regulations in force in European Union regulations SHOWING Uber denies it has violated EU regulations.
Netherlands. Uber faces huge fine, announces appeal
“This wrong decision and extraordinary punishment are completely unjustified. Uber’s cross-border data transfer process was GDPR compliant during a three-year period of great uncertainty between the EU and the US. We will file an appeal and we are confident that common sense will prevail,” the company said in a statement.
According to the Associated Press the infringement occurred after the 2020 ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU on the invalidity of the so-called Privacy Shield – the mechanism used by companies operating in the EU to send data to the US – due to concerns that it allows US authorities to view this data.
Uber can appeal the fine decision to the DPA and if this is unsuccessful, can challenge it in a Dutch courtReuters reported that the appeals process could take about four years. She also indicated that until all appeals have been exhausted the fine is suspended.
Netherlands. Uber faces another fine
Uber Proceedingsand was initiated in response to a complaint filed in France by the local human rights organization on behalf of over 170 drivers.
The case was referred to the DPA because Uber's European headquarters is registered in NetherlandsThe French data protection authority CNIL said it was cooperating with the DPA in the investigation.
This is not the first penalty imposed on Uber by the DPA.. As the AP agency recalled, the first fine of 10 million euros the company received in January. The reason was that it failed to disclose how long it kept driver data in Europe or to which countries outside the EU it transferred it.
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