France fines Uber RM1.9mil over huge data breach


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 20 Dec 2018

Spanish taxis late on Aug 1 called off their days-long strike against online ride-hailing services like Uber after Madrid agreed to let regional governments regulate the sector. — AFP Relaxnews

France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber €400,000 (RM1.9mil) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide.

Uber drew the wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before revealing in November 2017 that hackers had infiltrated its systems.

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