Ride-hailing app Uber as seen on a mobile phone. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined
the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data
breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and
drivers worldwide
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Uber drew the
wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before
revealing in November 2017 that hackers had infiltrated its systems.
The
French Data Protection Authority said the breach would have been
prevented "if certain elementary security measures had been in place."
Uber
has already paid $148 million to US authorities to avoid a potentially
embarrassing court case, and vowed to improve its security efforts.
Last
month, the Netherlands imposed a 600,000-euro fine over the breach and
Britain ordered Uber to pay 385,000 pounds ($490,000).
The
company, which is widely expected to launch a public stock offering
next year, has been trying to burnish its reputation after a series of
scandals over executive misconduct and its competitive practices.
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