The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber €825m ($966m) for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to a decision issued August 17.
The penalty ranks as the second-largest ever issued under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It trails only a €1.2bn ($1.4bn) fine imposed on Meta by Ireland in 2023 for unlawfully transferring European Facebook users' data to the United States. Meta is appealing that decision.
Uber said it would also appeal the Dutch authority's ruling. The company stated it "strongly disagree[s] with this decision" and characterized it as disproportionate, though the statement was not completed in available sources.
European regulators have imposed billions in penalties on U.S. technology companies in recent years, citing violations of privacy, competition, and digital market rules.
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