Russia Uber Rival Probed Over Fears Secret Service Gets Data
- Netherlands opens investigation under EU’s data privacy rules
- Finnish, Norwegian watchdogs working together on the probe
Yango faces a Dutch probe under the European Union’s data protection rules.
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Russian ride-hailing app Yango is under investigation over concerns that it’s a conduit for President Vladimir Putin’s secret service to gather data on customers in Europe.
Yango, a unit of internet firm Yandex NV, faces a Dutch probe under the European Union’s data protection rules, following concerns previously already highlighted by Finnish and Norwegian authorities about the risks stemming from a controversial law that took effect Sept. 1, giving Russia access data processed through taxi operators.