The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in Britain slapped a 385,000 pound (USD 490,759.50) fine on the firm.
The lawsuit, filed at the Victoria Supreme Court by law firm Maurice Blackburn, was brought on behalf of about 6,000 drivers and taxi license owners from across four Australian states, the lawyers said in a statement.
British and Dutch regulators on Tuesday fined ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a 2016 cyber attack involving millions of users.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in Britain slapped a 385,000 pound (USD 490,759.50) fine on the firm, while the Dutch Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 600,000 euros (USD 678,780.00) on Uber.
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