Dutch Regulator Fines Yango €100M for Russia Data Transfers
The Dutch data protection authority fined the taxi app Yango €100 million for allegedly transferring user data to Russia, citing concerns over privacy and data security.
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European data protection authorities fined Yango operator MLU B.V. €100 million after an investigation found the company transferred personal data of taxi users to Russia without safeguards required under EU law. Regulators also ordered the company to stop all transfers of European user data to Russia with immediate effect. The case marks the first coordinated European ruling focused on data transfers to Russia.
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