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The Dutch data regulator issued a record $966 million fine against Uber for using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without proper notice or due process.
The Dutch data regulator issued a record $966 million fine against Uber for using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without proper notice or due process. Drivers were suspended or terminated by algorithm without human review or opportunity to contest. The fine is the largest ever issued by the regulator and reflects the scale of the violation.
Automated account deactivation without human review is due-process failure, not efficiency. Drivers lost income because a system flagged them without explanation or recourse. Uber could have built in human review. It didn't. The enormous fine signals that regulators outside the U.S. are willing to punish companies for automating away worker protections. Uber will absorb the cost, but the precedent matters: automation that removes accountability is expensive in jurisdictions with strong data regulators.
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