The soon to be joining ride-hailing applications, Uber and Careem, will be required to provide Egypt’s government with customer data if requested according to new law 2180/2019. The law, which gives customer data to the Ministry of Transport in particular, also stipulated that the companies log data on all rides for six months as per local news outlets Al Ahram and MadaMasr. A common point of contention between critics, fear that Egyptian authorities would be able to track population movement has existed since 2018. Nonetheless, many have voiced out that the Egyptian government can already access personal data through existing telecommunications companies and Internet service providers thus rendering the sharing of customer data a mere formality. Set to be operating under a proper ‘work license’, the companies would thus need to provide a VAT registration, a tax card and commercial records. Moreover, the government is requiring for the two ride hailing giants to abide by certain regulations such as random drug and alcohol tests on a monthly basis as well as providing social security insurance, including pension, to their employees. Similar to the country’s taxis, the law also requires for…
New Egyptian Law Requires Access to Customer Data From Careem, Uber
September 20, 2019
