Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi, providing ride-sharing services in Vilnius, says it has five partners but only several of them have experience in the taxi business, and the remaining ones were established less than a year ago.
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Specific and motivated legal solutions against ride-sharing company Yandex.Taxi are being looked for, but that's not a strategic company which can be subject to certain restrictions, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
Lithuanian MP Audronius Ažubalis, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, on Friday called for eliminating the Russian-capital Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing service in Lithuania after receiving a response from the country's State Security Department.
Lithuania's State Security Department recommends people who might be of interest to Russian special services not to use the Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing app.
The Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi sometimes used servers in Russian when providing services, the company's representative says.
The app of the ride-sharing service provider Yandex.Taxi transmits data to addresses in Russia, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) said on Friday.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis advises Lithuanians not to use the Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing application which he says collects excessive user data.
Russian-owned ride-sharing service provider Yandex.Taxi says that it keeps to data protection rules and is ready for any checks by Lithuanian authorities.
Lithuania's National Cyber Security Center on Monday warned against using the Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing app.
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has turned to Lithuanian's Competition Council, asking for an investigation into whether Yandex.Taxi advertising does not run counter to the country's laws and does not mislead consumers.
