Dutch watchdog fines Uber 290 mln euros over driver data protection

THE HAGUE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed a fine of 290 million euros (324 million U.S. dollars) on Monday on ride-hailing service provider Uber for transferring personal data of European drivers to the United States.

The DPA determined that Uber failed to adequately protect this data, constituting a severe violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted