Uber: Dutch watchdog fines app €290m for driver data transfer

The Dutch watchdog said the transfers were a "serious violation" of EU data protection regulation.

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) said the transfers were a "serious violation" of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as they failed to appropriately protect driver information.

According to the watchdog, information including ID documents, taxi licences and location data was transferred to the company's headquarters in the US over a two-year period.

Uber said it would appeal the fine, which it called "unjustified".

"Uber's cross-border data transfer process was compliant with GDPR during a 3-year period of immense uncertainty between the EU and US,” an Uber spokesperson said.

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