Finland: Data Protection Authority investigation into Yandex LLC and Ridetech International compliance with GDPR
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Issued DPA order announcing removal of data transfer ban to Russia and further monitoring into Yango over data processing
On 26 September 2023, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland (DPA) announced that it removed the temporary ban on personal data transfers to Russia and continues with further monitoring within the European Economic Area (EEA). Based …
SourceIssued DPA order announcing further investigation into Yango over their data transfer within the European Economic Area (EEA) and postponing the suspension of data transfers to Russia
On 31 August 2023, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland (DPA) announced that it had reviewed Yango's operations within the European Economic Area (EEA) and concluded that the impending Russian taxi legislation does not apply to Yan…
SourceIssued DPA order banning Yandex LLC and Ridetech International from processing and transferring data
On 8 August 2023, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) of Finland issued an order banning Yandex LLC and Ridetech International from transferring customer data, including location information, collected through the Yango taxi service platform to Russ…
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