Uber gets €825m GDPR fine in Netherlands over automated driver assessments
( August 21, 2026, 18:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Uber has been fined almost €825 million by the Dutch data protection regulator over its system of automated driver deactivations. Between 2018 and 2022, the company used software to determine fraud and low-quality service among Uber drivers. That system then decided on sanctions without human involvement, breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and resulting in its fourth fine in The Netherlands.Statement follows (in Dutch)....
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