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Regulators fear Russia could access Yandex taxi data from Europe, Central Asia

Regulators fear Russia could access Yandex taxi data from Europe, Central Asia

News that the Russian security service could potentially gain access to data collected by the Yandex taxi service has raised alarms among users and regulators in Europe and Central Asia. Often referred to as “Russia’s Google,” Yandex runs the biggest search engine in the country and also provides an Uber-like ride-hailing and food-delivery service under the name Yango, or YandexGo, in more than 20 countries. These include Israel, Norway, Finland, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and… Source link

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