Last week, the Russian telecom regulator blocked access to a website which it says failed to relocate data concerning Russian citizens to servers inside the country.
According to a statement published on Roskomnadzor’s website, the data collected by Abonenty-chast2.pw includes full names, birthdates, home addresses, telephone numbers and work addresses of some 1.5 million Russians.
The .pw domain extension corresponds to Palau, an island country in the western Pacific ocean.
Meanwhile Kommersant reported that Apple, following a tender conducted in July, has agreed a partnership with Moscow-based data center iXcellerate to store the personal data of its Russian users and clients. This data center also has a contract with Booking.com, according to the Russian business daily, which cites unidentified sources.
Russia’s legislation forbids storing the personal data of Russian citizens on servers located abroad, starting from September 1, 2015 (see white paper by EWDN and EY).
