On December 2, 2019, President Putin signed the law regarding the introduction of administrative fines for failure to comply with personal data localization requirements set by the Law on Personal Data since September 1,...more
On June 13, 2019 a bill of law entered Russian State Duma to introduce to the Code of Administrative Offense administrative fines for failure to comply with the requirements for localization of processing of personal data of...more
On September 14, 2017, six major advertising groups addressed Apple with an open letter, asking the company to re-think its plans to introduce smart cookie-blocking technology in its upcoming software update for Safari in iOS...more
The Russian Personal Data Law refers to an official list of countries deemed to provide the adequate level of data protection (the “List”). The List is maintained by the competent regulatory authority, Roskomnadzor....more
In July 2016, two bills became law as part of a package of amendments designed to protect Russian citizens’ data against terrorism. The measures were dubbed as the “Yarovaya Law” or “Yarovaya Package” after one of its...more
In a December 6, 2016 ruling [No. 35-KG16-18], the Supreme Court of Russia confirmed that secret recordings of telephone conversations can be admissible evidence in certain circumstances, changing a long-standing position. ...more
The business networking platform LinkedIn is the first major international player to fall victim to the implementation of Russia’s “data localization” law, with effect from September 1, 2015, which requires all parties...more