Uber hit by EU fine over data transfer
Uber's sign is seen on the outside of their Greenlight Hub in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the US on April 12, 2019. Ride-hailing app Uber says it will appeal against what it called an "unjustified" fine by data protection authorities in the Netherlands, the third such punishment since 2018, over the transfer of driver data from European servers to the United States. On Monday, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, or DPA, called the transfer of information including identity documents, license and location information, and even criminal and medical records over a two-year period a "serious violation" of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR. "In Europe, the GDPR protects the fundamental rights of people, by requiring businesses and governments to handle personal data with due care", said Aleid Wolfsen, chairman of the DPA. "Uber's cross-border data transfer process was compliant with GDPR during a 3-year period of immense uncertainty between the EU and US," he added, saying that the company was confident "common sense will prevail" in its appeal against the punishment.
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