Russia's government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to give the FSB domestic intelligence agency real-t

Russia Pushes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Spy Agency

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2022-05-12 14:00:08

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. 

Lawmaker Adalbi Shkhagoshev, a member of the parliament's security committee, told news agency RIA Novosti that "this is a very difficult measure to implement, but that doesn't mean it's not necessary."

Until now, the FSB could obtain this information if it filed a formal request with the taxi services, who had the right to respond within 30 days, according to the chairwoman of the national taxi development council, Irina Zaripova.

"Many are afraid that the FSB could receive information about passengers at any time in real time," she told Russian radio station Kommersant FM in late March, when the idea was first mooted by the Russian Transport Ministry. 

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