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California fines Uber $59 million, threatens license over refusal to hand over sexual assault data

Uber has argued that it risks breaching the anonymity of victims if it passes the data to state regulators.

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December 14, 2020 at 9:31 p.m. EST
California regulators handed down a $59 million fine over Uber's refusal to turn over data on sexual assaults, as the company argued doing so would compromise the rights of victims. (Eric Risberg/AP)

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators issued a $59 million fine and threatened to suspend Uber’s license to operate in the state over the ride-hailing giant’s refusal to hand over data on sexual assault on the platform, according to a ruling issued Monday.

The order comes a year after Uber released a landmark report on the prevalence of sexual assault on its app, which disclosed there had been roughly 6,000 cases of reported sexual assault between 2017 and 2018.