Why are terminated Uber drivers challenging Uber under GDPR Article 22?

Technology & Data
Written By Klemchuk LLP

Terminated drivers are bringing a high-profile lawsuit against Uber, claiming that Uber violated Article 22 of the GDPR by using automated algorithms to fire drivers, and when the drivers requested explanation for their terminations, Uber declined to provide further detail which further violates the GDPR.  Privacy counsel should follow this lawsuit because:

  • it is the first major test of Article 22 of the GDPR which states that subjects cannot be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects” that significantly affects said subjects;

  • it could open Uber up to a massive class-action lawsuit; and

  • it has major ramifications on what kind of personal data companies may still have to provide under the GDPR, even if it concerns employment and not simply termsof use.

Read about Uber’s high-profile lawsuit challenge under GDPR’s Article 22 for alleged use of automated algorithms in determining which drivers to terminate.

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