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Yandex.Taxi responded to the recommendation of the Lithuanian National Cybersecurity Center not to use the Yandex.Taxi mobile application, as it would illegally collect personal data

Yandex.Taxi, a company of Russian capital, said that the application is managed by the Dutch company Yandex.Taxi BV. "Yandex.Taxi BV treats and stores consumer data strictly in accordance with EU regulations, especially the universal regulation on consumer data protection," said the global strategies of Yandex.Taxi. Director of Adams Sargsyan

"We are open and ready for any necessary inspections, but the charges against us are not unfounded," said Sargsyan

the Lithuanian National Cybersecurity Center on Monday recommended not to install and use a taxi online. The service agent Yandex.Taxi

A statement from the Ministry of Defense Center indicates that the need for an application to receive information from a mobile device "can create conditions for the illegal collection and accumulation of personal data. " [19659002] "At present, the National Cybersecurity Center The National Cybersecurity Center recommends that it not be installed," the statement said.

"It is particularly important that this application is not used by officials and officials of the Ministry of Defense," said the National Cybersecurity Center. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense points out that the application Yandex.Taxi requires access to a large amount of confidential information and permissions to use the features of the machine, such as the possibility of & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Activate the camera or microphone to control access to the wireless network. [19659002] The notice also states that the device data is stored by the user on the servers of the organization with its registered office in Russia. The terms of use also state that such data may be transferred to public bodies, regulatory authorities, courts and other third parties.

Lithuanian intelligence services report on threats to national security states that "Russian special services have legal and technical powers to"

The threat badessment indicates that "the threats of flight of personal data when they arrive at the Russian intelligence and security services are caused to Lithuanian citizens who use Russian social networks, e-mail services, for example "Yandex.Taxi" began to operate Thursday in Vilnius, with the help of the application in the capital of Lithuania, it is possible to call about 300 taxis.

It was reported that in the past Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šima Before that, Lithuanian state television reported that Yandex, the parent company of Yandex.Taxi, had admitted seven years ago that Russian intelligence services had transmitted information to supporters of Opposition "Advertising complies with the law and does not mislead consumers."

"Yandex.Taxi" does not work directly with drivers, but only cooperates with taxi companies and shipping services. Call a taxi on iOS and Android mobile apps. The service automatically detects the location of the user and sends the request to the nearest driver.

Yandex.Taxi announced his intention to enter the Baltic markets in 2016. Since March this year, Yandex.Taxi has been operating in Riga and since May in Tallinn.

Yandex.Taxi also provides taxi services in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.