An Uber car is seen parked with the driver's lunch left on the dashboard in Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States July 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only U.S. law enforcement agencies, but also by regulators. The ride-sharing company said that between July and December 2015, it had provided information on more than 12 million riders and drivers to various U.S. regulators and on 469 users to state and federal law agencies. (ubr.to/1WpJwyX) The privately held company, valued at more than $60 billion, said the agencies requested information on trips, trip requests, pickup and dropoff areas, fares, vehicles, and drivers. Uber said it got 415 requests from law enforcement agencies, a majority of which came from state governments, and that it was able to provide data in nearly 85 percent of the cases. A large number of the law enforcement requests were related to fraud investigations or the use of stolen credit cards, according to the report. Uber said it had not received any national security letters or orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act. The company has not disclosed such requests for information from other countries.
The release of Google ’s first “ transparency report ” yesterday shows the platform released information on more than 12 m users in the US to law enforcement and government agencies upon their request , raising new questions about the scope of data the US Government collects from on - demand data . The ride - sharing company said it provided information on trips , trip requests , pick - up and drop - off areas , fares , vehicles , and drivers between January and December 2015 . Data from these riders and drivers was sent to various US regulators and information from 469 users went to state and federal government agencies , Reuters reports . According to Uber ; “ A large number ” of law enforcement requests were related to fraud investigations or the use of stolen credit cards .