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A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/12/yandex-subsidiary-fined-for-transferring-yango-taxi-users-personal-data-to-russia

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Yandex subsidiary fined for transferring Yango taxi users’ personal data to Russia

A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced. The company, MLU B.V., is part of the Yandex group and registered in the Netherlands.

Meduza
May 12 at 2:11amWeb
Show threadtxtx 🇪🇺6d ago
@hanse_mina They shouldn't be allowed to operate here in the first place. This is the kind of service that can be weaponized. We don't need any more political assassinations on EU soil.