Uber security breach case referred to arbitration
A California federal judge on Tuesday sent to arbitration a proposed class action alleging Uber failed to secure riders’ and drivers’ personal information after hackers stole 57 million accounts. The reasoning for sending this case to arbitration was the signing of arbitration agreement by the drivers and riders when installing the Uber app, which was considered valid.
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