Uber sentenced to 1 million euros fine for stealing data from its users

The VTC service has been fined by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for one million euros fine for not having enough secure data from its users.

Uber is not done with justice yet.

Uber accused of failing to adequately protect user data

The group of vehicles with driver has been condemned by the British and Dutch data protection organizations to a fine of one million euros. In issue, the data leak of more than 57 million accounts in 2016.

" This is not only a serious data protection failure on the part of Uber, but also a total disregard for customers and drivers whose personal data had been stolen. At the time, no action had been taken to warn anyone concerned about the facts or to offer help and support Says Steve Eckersley, Director of Investigations at ICO, the UK organization behind the fine.

Record sum in the United States to avoid a lawsuit

This is not the first time that the company has to justify itself in court about this theft of personal data. The United States also attacked Uber for the same issue. To avoid a lengthy media trial, Uber pledged in late September 2018 to pay $ 148 million to the 50 US states to extinguish the fire and stop the prosecution.

Uber issued a short statement, saying " pleased to have closed this chapter on the 2016 data incident ". A record that will have caused many turbulence at the No. 1 VTC.

Source: Business Insider