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However, Uber failed to ensure this level of protection, he added.
LDH then filed a complaint to Frances data protection watchdog CNIL.
As Ubers base is in the Netherlands, the DPA led the probe.
The DPA said that Uber has now stopped the practice.
Its also going to appeal the decision.
This is the third fine the Dutch watchdog imposes on Uber.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
