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Uber fined €10m over privacy violations on driver data

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Uber failed to properly handle the drivers’ personal data, and made it difficult for them to access it.

Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber B.V. (Uber) have been hit with a €10m ($10.9m) fine by the Dutch Data Protection Authority Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) over infringement of privacy regulations.

According to AP, Uber failed to disclose the full details of its retention periods for the European drivers’ data, or