Legal Trend. Ride Share + Data Breach = State Attorneys General File Suit . +1 State.

Pennsylvania Attorney General has filed suit against Uber for violating the state’s data breach notification laws.

What are the alleged violations? (Also Known As red flags for drafting data breach notification laws)

  • 13,500 Pennsylvanians were not notified in a reasonable time
  • each violation has a $1000 fine, for a total of $13.5 Million

What ogther circumstances did the Attorney General mention?

  • The company waited a year
  • intentionally hid the breach
  • contracted with hackers concerning the breach

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