Russia Personal Data Law

The RaHDIt hacking group, based in Russia, has leaked personal information of Russian citizens who have collaborated with Ukrainian military intelligence, according to a report by Sputnik. The hackers leaked details of thousands of Ukrainian officers, their relatives and people living with them. The data on the alleged spies include representatives...

Russia launched administrative proceedings against Facebook's WhatsApp for what it said was a failure to localise data of Russian users on Russian territory.

Google was fined RUB 3 million (roughly Rs. 30 lakhs) by Russia for violating personal data legislation, Google's first fine for that offense, Moscow's Tagansky District Court said.

Russia on Thursday fined Google 3 million roubles ($41,017) for violating personal data legislation, Google's first fine for that offence, Moscow's Tagansky District Court said.

Russia has opened an administrative case against Google for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory, a move that could see the tech giant fined, communications regulator Roskomnadzor said.

LinkedIn is being banned under a new law requiring companies to store Russian users' personal data inside Russia.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law requiring Internet companies to store all personal data of Russian users at data centres in Russia, a move which could chill criticism on foreign social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

The RaHDIt hacking group, based in Russia, has leaked personal information of Russian citizens who have collaborated with Ukrainian military intelligence, according to a report by Sputnik. The hackers leaked details of thousands of Ukrainian officers, their relatives and people living with them. The data on the alleged spies include representatives...

Russia launched administrative proceedings against Facebook's WhatsApp for what it said was a failure to localise data of Russian users on Russian territory.

Google was fined RUB 3 million (roughly Rs. 30 lakhs) by Russia for violating personal data legislation, Google's first fine for that offense, Moscow's Tagansky District Court said.

Russia on Thursday fined Google 3 million roubles ($41,017) for violating personal data legislation, Google's first fine for that offence, Moscow's Tagansky District Court said.

Russia has opened an administrative case against Google for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory, a move that could see the tech giant fined, communications regulator Roskomnadzor said.

LinkedIn is being banned under a new law requiring companies to store Russian users' personal data inside Russia.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law requiring Internet companies to store all personal data of Russian users at data centres in Russia, a move which could chill criticism on foreign social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.