California regulators on Monday fined Uber $ 59 million The report failed to adequately answer the questions it describes Thousands of sexual assaults It happened During trips taken with the company’s ride-hello site.
As stated in it San Francisco Chronicle, Order imposes it Uber will have 30 days to pay the fine, otherwise it will face the threat of having to suspend operations in California altogether until the money is paid and the regulators are satisfied with the pending questions.
This controversy is said to have arisen from the claims Done By the controllers At the California Public Utilities Commission, who Call Uber should return detailed information about sexual assault cases and harassment allegations among its drivers and riders. In a ruling on Monday on behalf of the CPUC – a regulatory body that regularly investigates transportation companies operating within the state – a judge announced The $ 59 million figure was decided For each, 500 imposes a fine of 7,500 Specific event Uber refuses Responsive one Question during operation.
According to the first 84-page security report released in December 2019, the company recorded 3,045 sexual assaults and nine homicides during the entire length of 2018 and part of 2017 during riding stocks in the United States.
But Uber has been quoted several times A desire Protect the privacy of victims by refusing requests for further information, And several victims’ advocacy groups supported it Reluctance, claiming that there is no guarantee of it Information about victims is safe even with regulators Under the seal.
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In the statement issued To On the edge, Uber saidHe told the CPUC that “we must release him.” Full Names And Contact information Survivors of sexual abuse, without their consent, “a”Violation of privacy is a shock violation, ”the company opposes.
However, during Monday’s verdict a The judge said Arguments about privacyerns is slightly higher than small “Suspicious legal roadblocks” means “frustration of the Commission’s ability to gather information””Suggested Uber works with CPUC To create “A code or some other marker than the name of the victim.”