Uber will appeal the fine over transferring personal data to the US, calling it “unfair”.
After being fined 290 million euros in the Netherlands for sending personal data of European drivers to the United States for two years, Uber says it will appeal the penalty and calls the sanction “unfair.”
advertisingNetherlands Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine Uber with 290 million of the euro to send personal data of European taxi drivers to the United States Without adequate security guarantees.
Uber has been sending unsecured data for two years
As described by the Dutch authorities “Serious violation” In accordance with EU privacy rules, the taxi company had been transferring data for two years before implementing the security measure.
Involved Location data, photos, payment details, identity documents and, in some cases, Medical and criminal information,
Eliade Wolfsen, president of the Dutch Data Protection Authority, said that “In the United States the Secret Service can access data without proper judicial protection.
I wouldn’t be like that Europe Or in the Netherlands, which makes it a violation. “That’s why it’s so important that this data stays in the EU.”
Uber has called the fine “unfair” and said it will appeal the fine
In a statement, Uber said it would appeal the fine, calling it unfair and unjustified and alleging a lack of clarity in privacy rules.