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Uber's attempt to conceal data breach shows need for Privacy Act overhaul

Mandatory data breach disclosure was first promised by then Justice Minister Judith Collins back in 2012. The coalition needs to finish the job.

Wed, 22 Nov 2017

Uber's new chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, has apologised following Bloomberg's revelation that data from 57 million Uber driver and passenger accounts worldwide was stolen by hackers.

Uber identified the hackers and paid them $US100,000 to keep quiet. It concealed the data breach for a year

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