United States of America: Uber opens federal complaint against NYC food delivery service data sharing bill

On 3 December 2021, food delivery service provider Uber through its subsidiary responsible for delivery services, Portier LLC, has opened a federal complaint against the City of New York, seeking annulment of and damages for the bill allowing food service providers to request customer data from delivery platforms, subject to a customer opt-out. The Bill became law on 29 August 2021 and is set to come into force on 27 December 2021, although the City of New York announced on 4 October 2021 that it was postponing enforcement of the Bill until conclusion of an ongoing lawsuit. This previous lawsuit on the same issue was filed by delivery service providers Doordash on 15 September 2021.