Uber fined €825 million by Dutch authorities for automated driver bans

The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber Technologies Inc. €825 million ($963 million) on August 21, 2026, marking the second-largest penalty under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. The fine addresses Uber's use of automated systems to suspend driver accounts between 2020 and 2022. Authorities found that Uber violated GDPR rules by failing to inform drivers about these automated decision-making processes.

Dutch GDPR fine against Uber

• ▪The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber Technologies Inc. €825 million ($963 million) on August 21, 2026, for using automated systems to suspend driver accounts
• ▪The €825 million fine against Uber Technologies Inc. represents the second-largest penalty ever issued under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation

Automated driver account suspensions

• ▪The Dutch Data Protection Authority's €825 million fine against Uber Technologies Inc. covers the company's use of automated driver account suspensions during the period from 2020 to 2022
• ▪Uber Technologies Inc. used automated systems to suspend driver accounts, which triggered the regulatory investigation and subsequent fine by the Dutch Data Protection Authority

GDPR violation details

• ▪Uber Technologies Inc. violated General Data Protection Regulation rules by failing to inform drivers about the automatic decision-making processes used to suspend their accounts
• ▪Reuters first reported the €825 million penalty issued by the Dutch Data Protection Authority against Uber Technologies Inc. on August 21, 2026

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