To use the application, it is necessary to provide access to a large amount of personal data.
The Estonian government has banned the operation of Yandex.Taxi in the country. The authorities invited the EU to comply. Posttimes write about it.
“The ban on Yandex sends a clear signal that companies cooperating with Russia’s intelligence services have no place in Estonia. We also proposed that the European Union impose sanctions against Yandex,” said Chief Minister Kaja Kallas.
He added that the imposition of sanctions is necessary to protect Estonia’s security, as the Russian Federation recently decided that Yandex should transfer the personal data it collects to special services.
“The purpose of the sanctions is to prevent the collection of data from Estonian users and their use of special services of Russia. To use the Yandex application, it is necessary to provide access to a large amount of personal data which is processed on the company’s servers in Russia and can be used in intelligence activities against Estonia and Europe. In today’s political situation is a serious threat to the security of Estonia, “said Minister of Enterprise and Information Technology Andres Sutt.
Britain imposes sanctions “for Putin’s propaganda”
Meanwhile, Georgia has finally joined the sanctions against Russia. “We are participating in all international financial sanctions against the Russian Federation, and this really means something for our financial sector,” said Georgian leader Salome Zurabishvili.
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Source: korrespondent
