The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday summoned transport network company Uber in connection with the company’s disclosure that around 170,000 Filipino passengers and drivers were affected by a data breach in 2016. “We were informed that around 170,000 Filipino citizens consisting of drivers and passengers were affected by the breach. Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber chief executive officer, earlier said Uber is changing its way of doing its business to earn the trust of its customers. He said Uber has already implemented security measures to restrict access and strengthen the company’s control of its cloud-based storage accounts. “While I can’t erase the past, I can commit on behalf of every Uber employee that we will learn from our mistakes.

Source: Manila Times December 15, 2017 18:11 UTC