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Uber faces fine of nearly$1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second-largest penalty issued under Europe’s GDPR.

Anthony Ha23 Aug 2026, 07:30 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readTechGlobal

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Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second-largest penalty issued under Europe’s GDPR.

This report is published with credit to TechCrunch. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on TechCrunch →

Source: TechCrunch · Anthony Ha. Published 23 Aug 2026, 07:30 pm.

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