The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €825 million on August 17, 2026, for using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without adequately informing those drivers.
The penalty, equivalent to roughly $966 million, ranks as the second-largest ever issued under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, according to The Guardian and TechCrunch.
Uber's automated deactivation systems removed drivers from the platform without the notice required under GDPR rules, the Dutch authority determined.