Russia Topic Page
On this topic page, you can find the IAPP’s collection of coverage, analysis and resources related to privacy in Russia.
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Russia amends data protection law to increase personal data subjects’ rights
Russia enhanced personal data subjects’ rights by changing fines and extending the limitation period for data-related breaches. Nikita Maltsev breaks down the revamped slate of fines and new limitation period under the federal law.
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Look but don’t touch — Russia to restrict processing of public data
Gorodissky & Partners Senior Lawyer Stanislav Rumyantsev, CIPP/E, has the details on the new rules and how data controllers should prepare for them.
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Encrypt your data to make GDPR and Russian Data Localization Law compatible
Oleg Blinov suggests encryption could be “a strategy that would be in formal compliance with Russian personal data law while maintaining a high level of protection of data subject’s rights and interests.”
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Additional News and Resources
Russian ransomware group claims to publish Costa Rican government data on dark web
Moscow metro launches facial recognition payment system
UK, US say Russian hackers carried out SolarWinds attack
Proposed Russian privacy law amendments curb data sales
Russian hackers compromised US agencies
Russian State Duma to adopt biometrics law
Human Rights Watch: Russian federal database threatens privacy
When the GDPR is not quite enough: Employee privacy considerations in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine
Why Russia blocked four messengers
Why LinkedIn was banned in Russia