Uber · Uber Privacy Notice

Law Enforcement and Government Disclosure

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What it is

Uber may share your personal data, including location history and trip records, with law enforcement, government agencies, and courts when required by law or in response to legal requests.

Why it matters

Your trip history, location data, and personal details can be handed over to law enforcement without your knowledge, which has significant implications for privacy and civil liberties.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

The law enforcement disclosure provision must be evaluated against GDPR Article 6(1)(c) (legal obligation) and equivalent national law bases in each jurisdiction. Compliance teams should review whether Uber's government request transparency report and internal challenge procedures meet GDPR and local legal standards, particularly regarding user notification obligations where legally permitted.

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Consumer impact

Uber collects extensive personal data from drivers and delivery people including precise real-time location, driving behavior via telematics, financial information, and biometric facial verification data, which is shared with insurers, advertisers, government authorities, and third-party business partners. Drivers in certain jurisdictions have limited ability to opt out of some data collection as it is essential to platform operation, but they retain rights to access, correct, and in some cases delete their data. You can submit data access or deletion requests through the Uber app under Settings > Privacy > Manage Your Data.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has oversight over privacy practices including the adequacy of disclosures around government data sharing.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Uber Privacy Notice
Entity
Uber
Document last updated
March 14, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 24, 2026
Last verified
March 24, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-00110004
Document ID
CA-D-00110
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Uber | Document: Uber Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-00110004
Captured: 2026-03-24 07:35:11 UTC | SHA-256: 265fa2ed2281c829…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/uber/uber-privacy-notice/law-enforcement-and-government-disclosure/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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