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Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivation privacy case

Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) · decided Aug 21, 2026 · Decided

The Dutch DPA, working with the CNIL on a French drivers' complaint, found Uber used fully automated decisions to temporarily or permanently deactivate drivers over suspected fraud or low ratings and did not properly inform them.

The case

Against
Uber
Regulator
Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)
Decided
Aug 21, 2026
Status
Decided
Outcome
The Dutch DPA fined Uber EUR 824,990,000; Uber has stopped the violations.
Amount
EUR 824,990,000

History

2 dated entries
DateEntry
Aug 24Decision: CNIL notes the Dutch DPA fine on Uber
Aug 21Decision: Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivation
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Uber B.V. and Uber Technologies, Inc.

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