{"id":718,"date":"2016-07-06T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T14:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/?p=718"},"modified":"2017-03-28T20:47:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T20:47:30","slug":"uber-settles-on-user-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/business\/uber-settles-on-user-privacy","title":{"rendered":"Uber Settles On User Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An on going investigation of the popular car-sharing company, <strong>Uber<\/strong>, that has been led by a state attorney general&#8217;s office since November 2014 has come to a recent settlement. The investigation centered around the company&#8217;s collection, maintenance, and disclosure of customer&#8217;s personal information. A data breach of the company&#8217;s system had also been reported, in which a third party accessed Uber drivers&#8217; personal information and drivers&#8217; license numbers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.Amerilawyer.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-719 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/uber.jpg\" alt=\"uber\" width=\"305\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/uber.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/uber-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/uber-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The investigation began after several complaints were filed in which customers were being inappropriately tracked through Uber&#8217;s geolocation system, &#8220;God View&#8221;. This aerial view allows Uber to track real-time movement of cars vis-a-vis customer demand, thereby allowing the company to send alerts rerouting drivers if need be.<\/p>\n<p>Given customer concerns of their privacy, the settlement requires the company to now utilize several data security practices and to encrypt their data, including customer geo-locations, so that riders are protected from unintentional tracking on their persons. Uber will also require a multi-factor authentication that Uber drivers would need to input before accesing customers&#8217; personal information, as well as annual employee training.<\/p>\n<p>The company will also be required to pay a $20,000 penalty for failure to timely notify the affected drivers of the security breach.<\/p>\n<p><b>If you are a member of Spiegel &amp; Utrera, P.A.\u2019s\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/general_counsel.htm\"><b>General Counsel Club<\/b><\/a><b> and have user privacy\u00a0questions, call (800) 734-9900 or\u00a0<\/b><b>clubassist@amerilawyer.com<\/b><b> for assistance. Remember, as a member of the \u00a0General Counsel Club, you receive unlimited legal, business, credit and tax advice all year long.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Spiegel &amp; Utrera, P.A. is a corporate law firm with its main offices located in Miami, Florida with offices throughout the U<\/em><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><em>nited States. 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