Uber hit with a nearly $1 billion fine for automatically deactivating drivers in Europe

A Dutch data regulatory authority said that Uber has to pay 824.9 million euros for violating the GDPR.

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 Augus

Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently with no human review to check for mistakes

The ruling is based on European data regulations which state that people should not "be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing".

The Dutch privacy regulator says Uber violated E.U. rules by using software alone to deactivate driver accounts, with no human review

EXCLUSIVE: Dutch regulator fines Uber $966 million for automating driver suspensions  Reuters

Uber faces €825m fine for breaching European data rules  The Times

Uber has called the fine “disproportionate” and says it will appeal.

Uber is to appeal a €825m Dutch fine over driver account deactivations.

It began with a complaint against Uber filed in France, but the case was heard in the Netherlands because the U.S. car-booking giant’s European headquarters are in Amsterdam.

Dutch watchdog fines Uber €825 million over account deactivations  euractiv.com

The Dutch data protection authority AP has fined Uber €825 million for deactivating drivers’ accounts through automated systems without properly...

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has fined Uber €825 million for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems and without adequately informing them.

AMSTERDAM, Aug 21 : The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has decided to fine Uber €825 million ($966 million) under European data protection rules for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to an August 17 decision reviewed by Reuters.The penalty would be