Legal matters

Russia requires Yandex, Tinder to make user content available to law enforcement agencies

June 7, 2019

Update June 7 – According to media reports, Yandex and the authorities reached an agreement on how to apply the legislation as for providing law enforcement bodies with access to encrypted user content. Yandex, the Russian digital giant, received a request from Russian secret service, the FSB, to grant them access to encrypted user content …

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Kaspersky Lab sues former employees in IP rights dispute

May 21, 2019

Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, one of the world’s top cyber security vendors, has filed a lawsuit against Cybersecurity Solutions, a company founded by former employees now in dissolution, in an IP rights dispute. Kaspersky claims the company was founded in 2018 by some of its banking fraud prevention employees who were still working for Kaspersky at …

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Russian prosecutors take softer stance on crypto website

May 13, 2019

A court case in Russia has signaled a change in the attitude authorities have towards the cryptocurrency space, at least on first glance. After prosecutors gave up their efforts to block the website – citing the upcoming Russian legislation meant to regulate Bitcoin – Bestchange.ru  will be allowed to restore normal operations. This online portal …

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One year after ban, Telegram still accessible from Russia with growing audience

April 29, 2019

One year after Russian authorities decided to block it, the instant messenger Telegram continues to be widely accessible from Russia. Almost half of Telegram users in Russia do need to use VPNs to access the service, according to Telegram Analytics; but the number of daily users of the service in Russia grew from 3.7 million …

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Facebook and Twitter given nine more months to comply with Russian data-localization law

April 17, 2019

Facebook and Twitter have been given nine months by Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom and Internet regulator, to move Russian users’ data onto servers located physically on Russia soil. As reported yesterday by the Interfax news agency, Roskomnadzor’s head Alexander Zharov expressed “hope” that the two companies will comply with Russian legislation on personal data storage, and …

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US investor Michael Calvey placed under house arrest after two months in pre-trial detention

April 15, 2019

In a first sign of a milder attitude towards Michal Calvey since his arrest in mid-February, a Moscow court placed him today under house arrest for at least three days. The court’s decision follows a petition submitted by Russia’s Investigative Committee, whose investigators “have determined that Calvey possesses strong social ties in Moscow, has a …

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Anti-Putin graffiti triggers first enforcement of new Internet censorship law

April 3, 2019

The Prosecutor General’s office has reportedly requested Roskomnadzor, the Internet regulator, to take steps to delete online news stories about graffiti that used offensive language to describe President Vladimir Putin. The authorities thus applied for the first time a new law that penalizes online expressions of “contempt” for society, state symbols and the authorities. On …

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US business group warns Russia on impact of Calvey jailing

April 2, 2019

The case of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey is likely to overshadow US participation at the June St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Kremlin’s annual investor showcase, Alexis Rodzianko, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham), told reporters after a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. At the start of …

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Yet another arrest in Moscow: supercomputer company founder faces 10-year sentence

April 2, 2019

Less than two months after the arrest of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey and just days after that of former minister and investor Mikhail Abyzov, another high-profile Russian businessman with a relation to the tech business was sent to jail on March 26 in pre-trial detention. (In what looks like an epidemics, several other high profile businessmen …

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Former minister and investor Mikhail Abyzov detained in criminal case in Moscow

April 2, 2019

Former Open Government minister Mikhail Abyzov was detained yesterday in Moscow. A figure of the Russian electricity market, Abyzov was also involved in the venture business in the early 2010s. He is now accused of having embezzled and hidden abroad 4 billion rubles (around $62 million). According to the investigation, Abyzov and his accomplices stole …

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Calvey ends first month in detention, business leaders express concern

March 19, 2019

As U.S. investor Michael Calvey ended his first month in detention on Thursday prominent Russian businessmen told President Vladimir Putin they are concerned the case will put pressure on business.    Russian state prosecutors have charged Calvey, the founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group, with fraud along with three other executives from his fund. Calvey denies …

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Google fixes “technical mistake” in maps that presented Crimea to Russian users as Ukrainian territory

March 6, 2019

Five year after Russia took control of the peninsula, the sovereignty dispute between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea is still sensitive for online service providers.  Thus, in an effort to comply with local laws regarding the depiction of international borders, Google has just “corrected an error that caused a small number of Russian iOS users” to …

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