Simon Hania (Uber): Uber Ads, vendor audits, location data, AI, and the role of the DPO

Simon Hania is Global Data Protection Officer at Uber, heading the team that independently advises on and monitors Ubers compliance with data protection laws. In the past Simon held the position of VP Privacy & Security at TomTom and before that various positions in IT service management. Simon is a trained engineer who has learned to love the law.

References:

• Simon Hania on LinkedIn

• Masters of Privacy Summer Newsroom, covering Uber’s $290 EUR fine in The Netherlands

• Glovo (food delivery) receives a 500k EUR AEPD fine for sending rider location data across borders (started in Italy)

• FTC Finalizes Order with X-Mode and Successor Outlogic Prohibiting it from Sharing or Selling Sensitive Location Data

• Uber Ads