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Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions

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  • Uber: 2th Legal in the last 90 days

What happened

European regulators have imposed billions in penalties on US technology companies due to privacy, competition and digital market rules The Dutch data protection authority has fined ⁠Uber €825m ($966m) for deactivating driver ⁠accounts through automated systems without ​adequately informing them, according to a 17 August decision. The penalty would be the second-largest issued yet under Europe’s General Data Protecti…

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  • Confirmed2 sources are covering it, The Guardian World first

Timeline

  1. First appeared on The Guardian WorldThe Guardian World
  2. Discussion started on Hacker NewsHacker News

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