Federal Judge Rules NYC Food Delivery Data Sharing Law Unconstitutional

Judge Analisa Torres found that the law violated the First Amendment by improperly regulating commercial speech.

The law required food delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants, including names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
Judge Torres ruled in favor of DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats, which argued the law violated privacy rights and threatened data security.
The law, adopted in 2021, was intended to help restaurants recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting them from 'exploitive practices' of delivery companies.
The judge stated that the city did not demonstrate a substantial interest in the data collection and suggested less intrusive means to achieve the same goals.
The New York City Hospitality Alliance criticized the decision, urging the city to appeal as it believes the ruling harms small businesses and consumers.