Russia pushes law to force taxi apps to share data with spy agency

Taxi drivers standing by their cars while waiting for passengers in front of the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Services (FSB) in central Moscow. Russia’s government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to give the FSB domestic intelligence agency real-time access to their data. — AFP

MOSCOW: Russia’s government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to give the FSB domestic intelligence agency real-time access to their data.

“The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases used to receive, store, process and transmit taxi orders,” a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma said.