The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) just announced it’s imposing a €600,000 fine on Uber and its Dutch subsidiary Uber B.V. for violating Dutch data breach regulation in 2016. Simultaneously, UK’s Information Commissioner‘s Office (ICO) declared Uber will be fined £385,000 (around  €433,000) for the same data breach back in 2016. Uber concealed the 2016 breach for over a year, in which hackers gained access to personal data of 57 million people worldwide, such as names, email addresses, and telephone numbers. The company thereby failed to comply with laws stating it must report data breaches to the authorities and the…

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