Not for the first time, food delivery firm Foodinho has been spanked by Italy’s privacy watchdog. Per Reuters, the Glovo-owned on-demand delivery app has been fined €5 million ($5.20 million) after it was found to have unlawfully processed the data of more than 35,000 riders registered on the platform.
Issues identified included riders’ geolocation data being transferred to third parties without their knowledge, including — up to August 2023 — when they were not working. The watchdog has ordered changes related to the app’s messaging to riders and GPS feature, so the tracking can be turned off when riders are not on the job.
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