One of the important names on the transportation side Uberwas fined 290 million euros in Europe. User data is behind this is taking.
Uber said,“Dutch Data Protection Authority” This truly great punishment given by It was taken down for improperly taking driver data it collected within the European Union to the United States. The company, which faces one of the largest fines ever imposed under GDPR rules in Europe, has not yet made a statement on the development. The European Union does not want large companies to take the data of people/users in European Union countries outside Europe. The data that Uber is transferring to the US includes location data, photos, payment details, identification documents, drivers’ criminal and medical data, as well as account information and taxi licenses. The company had previously made waves with its BYD partnership. Chinese auto giant BYD and Uber announced last week that they had established a long-term partnership announcedThe two companies have teamed up for a multi-year strategic partnership, aiming to bring at least 100,000 new BYD-brand electric vehicles to Uber’s ride-sharing platforms in key global markets.
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As part of the partnership, which initially focuses on Europe and Latin America, drivers will be provided with: More affordable prices will be offered for BYD vehicles purchased for use on Uber platforms, and special financing support will also be provided. In the press release, it was also announced that the two companies will conduct joint R&D studies. Accordingly, Uber’s car-hailing platform The duo will develop special vehicles that can travel autonomously, that is, without a driver, aims to accelerate the electric vehicle transformation globally.