Uber fined €400,000 in France over data breach

Uber in France has been hit with a €400,000 fine by the country’s data protection watchdog in response to a major data breach the company experienced in 2016.

The Commission Nationale de l’information et des Liberties (CNIL) said 1.4 million customers of Uber France SAS were impacted by the breach and said it could have been prevented if the company had implemented “basic security measures”.

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