The Dutch data protection authority fined Uber for using automated systems to suspend driver accounts without human review, which violates GDPR regulations.
Claims
The Dutch data protection authority fined Uber for using automated systems to suspend driver accounts without human review, which violates GDPR regulations.
Parent: AIEntity: Automated Decision-MakingImpact: negativeDate: Aug 22, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026Target: The use of automated decision-making in driver account management by Uber
Source posts
‘The Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), the Dutch data protection authority, imposes a fine of 824,990,000 euros on Uber.
The reason for this is that the AP has ruled that Uber made fully automated decisions about drivers.’
https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/uber-fined-nearly-825-million-euros-for-automated-driver-blocking
#law #tech #ai #uber #gdpr #netherlands
8 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Aug 22, 2026
#law#tech#ai#uber#gdpr#netherlands
Dutch regulators fined Uber nearly $1 billion for using automated software to suspend driver accounts without human review. The Dutch Data Protection Authority cited GDPR violations.
Source: Jamaica Gleaner Business
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20260823/uber-fined-nearly-1-billion-dutch-regulators-over-automated-suspensions
#TechPolicy
11 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Aug 23, 2026
#techpolicy