It is the largest multistate penalty ever levied by state authorities for a data breach. “Uber’s decision to cover up this breach was a blatant violation of the public’s trust,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement. As part of the settlement, Uber will be required to make changes to its practices and to its corporate culture. It also agreed to take precautions to safeguard any Uber data that may be held by third parties, according to New York’s attorney general’s office. This summer, Uber hired a former lawyer for Intel as its chief privacy officer and a former general counsel for the National Security Agency as its chief trust and security officer.

Source: Washington Post September 26, 2018 16:08 UTC