🚨 Uh-oh, Uber! The ride-hailing giant just got hit with a whopping €290 million fine in the Netherlands! 🇳🇱💸
So what's the scoop? 🍦 Uber was sending European taxi drivers' personal data over to the U.S., which is a big no-no under the European Union's GDPR rules. 🚫🔐
The Dutch data protection watchdog, known as the DPA, dropped the hammer on Uber, saying they failed to appropriately safeguard the data. Ouch! 😬
But wait—Uber's not taking this lying down! 🛌 Their spokesperson, Caspar Nixon, says the fine is \"completely unjustified\" and that Uber's data transfer processes were compliant during a tricky time between the EU and the U.S. 🌍✈️
Uber plans to appeal the decision and is confident that \"common sense will prevail\". 🤞🧠
The whole investigation kicked off after a French human rights group filed a complaint on behalf of over 170 taxi drivers in France. 🇫🇷🚕 The French data watchdog, CNIL, teamed up with the DPA on this one. Teamwork makes the dream work! 🤝
And get this—back in January, the DPA fined Uber another €10 million for similar privacy issues with drivers' data. Looks like data privacy is serious business! 📈🔒
So, what's next? Uber can appeal the decision, but it's gonna be a long ride—a four-year process, to be exact. 🕒⏳ In the meantime, the fines are on pause until all the legal stuff is sorted out. ⚖️
Stay tuned for more updates on this unfolding story! 📢
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Uber fined in Netherlands for sending drivers' data to the U.S.
cgtn.com
