Legislation & regulation

Yandex releases first-ever transparency report on government requests for user data

October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020

For the first time ever, the Internet services giant Yandex has released statistics on the number of requests for user information it has received from Russian government agencies. In the first half of 2020, branches of the government sent the company more than 15,000 requests and Yandex fulfilled 84 percent of them. According to Russian …

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Crypto exchange Binance blacklisted in Russia

September 26, 2020 October 15, 2020

Russia’s Internet and telecom regulator Roskomnadzor has added Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to the list of blacklisted websites in the country. The exchange was blacklisted on June 2, 2020, but Binance became aware of this only on September 24th, after receiving communication from Roskomnadzor. Binance said on its Russian Telegram channel it was …

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Russian government wants to ban latest encryption technologies

September 22, 2020 September 22, 2020

Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media wants to ban websites from using the latest encryption technologies, to make it easier for Russia’s Internet and telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, to block access to Russian Internet resources containing prohibited content. Experts point out that a number of large Internet companies, including the Russian Internet giant …

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Russia blocks cryptocurrency websites ahead of regulation

August 31, 2020 August 30, 2020

Roskomnadzor, the Russian Internet and telecom regulator, has blocked popular Russian cryptocurrency exchange monitoring website Bestchange.ru for the third time. Bestchange.ru explained that it had been investigating how to unblock its domain but testing may take some time. This website, launched in 2007, is not restricted to just cryptocurrency. It helps users find the best offers online, including the …

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Putin signs law giving cryptocurrency legal status in Russia

August 2, 2020 August 30, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Friday the bill that regulates digital financial asset (DFA) transactions, Russian media RIA Novosti reported. It was approved by the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on July 22 and by the Federation Council on July 24. The law will come into force on Jan. …

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Russia to dramatically hike fines for data theft

June 17, 2020 June 18, 2020

Hackers are preying on Russian’s personal data and the number of crimes have ballooned. The government is responding with a dramatic hike to the fines for stealing information, but some experts say the proposed measures are too harsh, especially at a time of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Russian government has already been accused of …

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Russian ministry criticizes bill to ban crypto

June 11, 2020 June 12, 2020

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has sent a letter to the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, criticizing the bill that seeks to ban cryptocurrency in the country. Local publication Kommersant reported Wednesday that it has seen the letter. Russian officials detailed that the bill proposes a complete ban on the …

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Russia’s cryptocurrency laws remain in the gray zone

June 4, 2020 June 4, 2020

In late May Russia’s State Duma released a draft of proposed litigation toward cryptocurrencies and companies that deal with the technology. The draft called “On Digital Financial Assets,” is an updated version on how lawmakers might regulate the crypto industry in the near future. The documents do not delve much into personal holdings, trading, and cross-border remittances, …

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All Russia’s personal data in one place: New draft law threatens right to privacy, says HRW

May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020

A draft law to create a “uniform federal database” in Russia – with the entire country’s personal data stored in one place – was adopted on May 21 by the lower house of parliament, the State Duma. Backers of the bill say it aims at ensuring reliability and consistency of data countrywide, but Anastasia Zlobina, …

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Samsung to abide by new Russian law on pre-installed apps

February 18, 2020 February 18, 2020

Samsung will meet the requirements of Russia’s controversial law requiring smartphone makers to sell their devices with government-approved pre-installed software, the company told Russian news agency RIA Novosti Monday. “Samsung Electronics will be ready to meet the requirements of the Russian legislation provided by the regulator and adapt the company’s activities in accordance with the …

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Twitter and Facebook fined over Russian personal data storage law

February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020

Yesterday a Russian court fined Twitter and Facebook 4 million rubles ($62,845) each for their failure to comply with Russia’s personal data storage law. According to the Russian media, the court session was attended neither by the representatives of the two companies nor by those of Roskomadzor, the Internet and telecom regulator, which filed the …

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Russia proposes banning foreign IT for critical infrastructure

February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020

A Russian government agency has proposed banning the use of foreign information technology for critical national infrastructure, a draft government order shows, as Moscow moves to step up its control over the internet within its borders. The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) has proposed increasing the technological sovereignty of critical infrastructure, systems …

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