LOS ANGELES -- Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay a $9 million settlement for its failure to comply with requests from California regulators for information about sexual assault claims made by its customers and drivers over nearly two years. The agreement approved Thursday between the California Public Utilities Commission, Uber and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network — a nonprofit organization that works with Uber on sexual misconduct training for drivers — will also support passenger safety initiatives. The company also agreed to report future sexual assault data. Uber had previously argued that to comply with requests to turn over the names and contact information of victims of sexual assault without consent would violate their privacy rights. In December 2019 Uber disclosed it had received about 6,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States over the course of two years.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 03, 2021 19:23 UTC