Class action against Uber for the 2016 hack

MONTREAL, Oct. 15, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - An Application to Institute a Class Action (court docket: 500-06-000902-185) was filed on January 23, 2018 against Uber Canada inc. and four related companies, namely Uber Technologies inc., Uber B.V., Rasier Operations B.V. and Uber Portier B.V.

These proceedings are brought on behalf of the members of the two following classes:

"All persons residing in Quebec that, as users, provided personal information to Uber that was collected, held, retained and used by Uber and disclosed without authorization to a third party in October 2016."

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"All persons residing in Quebec that, as drivers, provided personal information to Uber that was collected, held, retained and used by Uber and disclosed without authorization to a third party in October 2016."

The proposed class action is brought following the Uber hack that occurred in October 2016, and which led to the disclosure of Uber users and drivers' personal information to unauthorized third parties.

The Petitioner Mr. Pierre-Olivier Fortier is represented by the law firm Woods LLP in Montreal.

Justice Gary D.D. Morrison of the Superior Court of Quebec has been assigned to the file for the authorization phase.

For further information on this class action, please consult the website: https://www.classactions.ca/?p=192&lang=en. 

SOURCE Woods s.e.n.c.r.l./llp