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Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Re: Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Post by childintime »

Funny they are being fined in the Netherlands, because Uber is almost invisible there, as regular taxis have been protected. I don't have accurate data, but it's at least 15€ per inhabitant, so it seems like a very very steep fine. I can't imagine how much this is per driver, €25000?

It seems the dutch regulator is saying "why don't you just go away?". The feeling is likely mutual.

Re: Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Post by Manfred »

childintime wrote: post #181

Funny they are being fined in the Netherlands, because Uber is almost invisible there, as regular taxis have been protected. I don't have accurate data, but it's at least 15€ per inhabitant, so it seems like a very very steep fine. I can't imagine how much this is per driver, €25000? It seems the dutch regulator is saying "why don't you just go away?". The feeling is likely mutual.

It's a fine meant to be a punishment, not damage settlement.

> All DPAs in Europe calculate the amount of fines for businesses in the same manner. Those fines amount to a maximum of 4% of the worldwide annual turnover of a business.

Re: Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Post by amarcheschi »

raverbashing wrote: post #176
troupo wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could be simple negligence on Uber's part. Personal anecdote: Many years ago I was involved with a US organization, and then happily forgot about it. Almost 15 years later they started spamming me with emails coming from their head office in Washington. I asked them to stop. They didn't. I threatened legal action under GDPR and requested deletion, also under GDPR. They said they complied. A year later they started sp…

Uber is very aggressive with notification span Even worse when you move between countries and suddenly "Uber Country X" uses your account of "Country Y" to spam notify you about promotions in X. It's weird in a bad way

I've visited us not long ago and took a uber (i had uber on my phone since 2019, when i used it before). They started aggressively spamming notifications to my phone and uber eats this and uber that. in the end, i was still going to use the service that was the cheapest

Re: Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Post by nehal3m »

philip1209 wrote: post #182

Which big tech company will be the first to stop doing business in Europe? It's going to happen sooner or later.

My first instinct would say if someone pulls out I hope that would finally spur some competition. You don't need to apply anti-trust to companies that don't operate in your market. Maybe a competing video platform or phone operating system would get a chance at organic growth.

Maybe a pipe dream though. I haven't given it serious thought.

Re: Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Post by Rinzler89 »

philip1209 wrote: post #182

Which big tech company will be the first to stop doing business in Europe? It's going to happen sooner or later.

The sooner the better. This way local EU players can fill the void they'll leave. This insular isolation also fueled China's domestic SW sector.

Re: Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US

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Post by peterpost2 »

childintime wrote: post #181

Funny they are being fined in the Netherlands, because Uber is almost invisible there, as regular taxis have been protected. I don't have accurate data, but it's at least 15€ per inhabitant, so it seems like a very very steep fine. I can't imagine how much this is per driver, €25000? It seems the dutch regulator is saying "why don't you just go away?". The feeling is likely mutual.

Uber europe is headquartered in the Netherlands, which is why the fine was handed out there, the complaint was passed from the french privacy watchdog to the Dutch one.
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