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Uber fined nearly $1 billion by Dutch regulators over automated suspensions of driver accounts - AP News

Published by Associated Press By The Associated Press · 21 August 2026 at 22:30
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Uber fined nearly $1 billion by Dutch regulators over automated suspensions of driver accounts - AP News
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Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently with no human review to check for mistakes. The Dutch data protection authority, cal…

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