Pretty much all bigger companies have subsidiaries in EU (Uber included), so they must obey EU laws too. I think it's only a matter of time when Uber will get sued for privacy violations.
thats what i assumed too. they outright told me that they won't delete my account. Instead they sent me bunch of these totally irrelevant emails to me( probably just made a false assumption due to the timing)
"Thank you for reaching out and providing us with the opportunity to clarify. We welcome and accept employees with all political beliefs at Grubhub, no matter who they voted for in this or any election. We do not discriminate on the basis of someone's principles, or otherwise. The message was intended to advocate for inclusion and tolerance -- regardless of political affiliation -- during this time of transition for our country.