Uber copping the largest fine ever for an Australian business
The recent decision that has greatly hit Uber’s pocket is by the Dutch Data Protection Authority. Carpooling’s king has been penalized a record €290 million readily for the endangering of EU drives’ personal data security.
Transferring data to the United States: an action that creates or increases uncertainty about its outcome.
The DPA, which cited a complaint from France, said that Uber had not done enough to ensure that the information was safeguarded when it was sent across the Atlantic. Uber failed in ensuring compliance with the GDPR to transfer their data to the United States, said Aleid Wolfsen the President of the DPA.
The data that was involved in the breach was all types of data such as account details, taxi licenses, location, photo, payment detail and identity cards.
Uber transmitted this information to its U. S. headquarters for over two years relying on this flaw and neglected to use transfer tools required in its corporate environment.
Uber in the CCA ‘s cross hair.
It is the third time Uber has been fined within the UK under the Data Protection Act. The failure to report a data breach within 72 hours attracts a fine of €600,000 a situation that the company faced in 2018. In 2023 the fine increased to €10 million because Uber failed to provide information on data retention. Nevertheless, Uber is ready to challenge the €290 million fine and has declared its readiness to resist the DPA’s verdict.
