Uber fined £245m over ‘inadequate protection’ of European drivers’ data
The Dutch data protection watchdog has fined Uber £245.5 million for allegedly transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without adequate protection. Uber called the decision ‘flawed and unjustified’ and said it will appeal the decision. The Dutch Data Protection Authority said the data transfers spanning more than two years amounted to a […]
Car giants reportedly ‘selling driving data to insurers’ on the cheap
Two US senators, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, have conducted a recent investigation that lifts the lid on the sale of driver data to insurance companies. In a recent letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the pair of privacy advocates highlighted the type of data being harvested, which […]
