Bill on increased fines for law enforcement personal data disclosure reaches State DumaA bill increasing fines for unauthorized disclosure of classified information including personal data of law enforcement officials tenfold has been submitted to the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament.15:33 18.09.2020
Unified registry of data on population to be created in Russia - lawA bill on creation of a unified information federal registry containing the data on the country’s population became law after President Vladimir Putin signed the document on Monday.15:54 08.06.2020
State Duma adopts bill on unified registry of data on population of RussiaRussia’s State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill on creation of a unified information federal registry containing the data on the country’s population.16:20 21.05.2020
Prosecutors to check protection of coronavirus lockdown violators’ personal dataMoscow prosecutors will check the use of personal data of violators of the coronavirus self-isolation.15:57 18.05.2020
Russian citizens to be allowed register their biometrics individually – billLawmakers of the Federation Council and the State Duma have introduced a bill seeking to permit individuals registering and adding to the unified biometric system their personal data by themselves, Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Nikolay Zhuravlev is quoted as saying in a statement of the upper house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday.18:08 22.04.2020
Moscow court orders Twitter to pay imposed $60,000 fineMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Monday dismissed a Twitter Inc. appeal against a 4 million-ruble ($60,000) fine imposed on the company for refusal to place its servers in Russia.13:37 16.03.2020
Twitter challenges $60,000 fine for refusal to transfer servers to RussiaMoscow’s Tagansky District Court will consider an appeal filed by Twitter Inc. against a fine imposed on the company for refusal to place its servers in Russia on March 16.16:21 03.03.2020
Regulator blocks two websites for selling personal data of Russian citizensRussia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked two Internet forums, phreaker.pro and dublikat.eu, where databases containing personal data of Russian citizens were accessible for sale and download.14:41 17.02.2020
Administrative cases against Facebook, Twitter scheduled for February 13A magistrate judge will consider administrative offence reports against Facebook and Twitter over alleged breaching of user data storage requirements on February 13.11:58 06.02.2020
Facebook, Twitter suspected of breaching Russia’s personal data storage rulesRussian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has instituted administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter over alleged breaching of user data storage requirements.16:45 31.01.2020
Russian Supreme Court upholds fine against Twitter for breaching data storage rulesThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a 3,000-ruble fine (about $50) imposed on Twitter for storing data of Russian users abroad.15:26 31.12.2019
Russian President sets stiff fines for personal data storage violationsPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for violating requirements for storage of personal data of Russians into law. The law comes into force after its official publication.17:13 02.12.2019
Bill on stiff fines for personal data storage breach gains approval of Russian senatorsThe upper house of Russian parliament on Monday backed a bill envisaging fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for violating requirements for storage of personal data of Russians. The State Duma passed it in a final third reading on November 21.18:02 25.11.2019
Russian MPs adopt bill on severe fines for personal data storage breachThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a draft law on fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for breaching requirements for storage of personal data of Russians in a final third reading on Thursday.16:07 21.11.2019
Data of debtors and collectors to be added to special register - Russian lawRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on information relating to debtors and collectors. The law establishes that facts pertaining to the activities of persons employed by creditors to recover debts (collectors) are to be listed in the Unified Federal Register of Data on Certain Facts of Activity of Legal Entities.15:50 13.11.2019
Moscow court refuses to ban face-recognition systemMoscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by activist Alena Popova against the Moscow City Government and Russia’s Interior Ministry over the face-recognition system.14:15 06.11.2019
State Duma on track to extra protect personal data of Russian citizensThe State Duma passed in the first reading on Tuesday a bill typifying information concerning genetic traits of Russians citizens as personal data meant to be additionally protected.18:00 22.10.2019
Russia’s State Duma passes bill on unified federal data resource in first readingThe State Duma has passed a bill on the unified federal information resource of data on the country’s nationals.16:01 17.09.2019
Bill on fines for personal data storage breach passes first reading in State DumaThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for breach of requirements for storage of personal data of Russians in the first reading on Tuesday.15:49 10.09.2019
Russian lawmakers propose substantial fines for breach of personal data requirementsTwo United Russia party MPs Victor Pinsky and Daniil Bessarabov have submitted a bill on fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for breach of requirements for personal data base storage in Russia to the State Duma.10:25 14.06.2019