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Uber Faces €825 Million Dutch Fine Over Driver Data Breach

Bloomberg Technology Friday 21 August 2026, 15:48 UTC By Charlotte Hughes-Morgan 1 min read
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Uber Technologies Inc. has been fined €825 million ($963 million) by Dutch authorities for using automated systems to suspend driver accounts, in what is the second-largest penalty under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.

Uber Technologies Inc. has been fined €825 million ($963 million) by Dutch authorities for using automated systems to suspend driver accounts, in what is the second-largest penalty under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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