Russia Fines Facebook $50 For Failing To Comply With Local Data Privacy Law (zdnet.com) 46
Russia is fining Facebook a whopping 3,000 rubles (approximately $47) for failing to comply with the country's data privacy law and store data of Russian Facebook users on servers located inside Russia. The fine serves as a stern warning for any social media company who thinks about violating its data privacy laws: Russia is not messing around. ZDNet reports: The legal proceedings started after a complaint from Roskomnadzor (Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media), the country's telecommunications watchdog. Roskomnadzor lodged a complaint after Facebook failed to comply with Russia's data localization legislation -- Federal Law No. 242-FZ. Adopted on December 31, 2014, the law entered into effect on September 1, 2015. According to this legislation, all domestic and foreign companies that accumulate, store, or process the data of Russian citizens must do it on servers physically located inside Russia's borders.
Russian authorities have very rarely enforced this new law. The most high-profile case remains LinkedIn, which Roskomnadzor banned in November 2016, and the site remains blocked to this day, according to Roskomnadzor's list of banned sites that local ISPs must block on their networks. Russian news agency Interfax, which broke the story earlier today, said Facebook did not represent itself in court. Interfax also reports that Twitter was fined the same sum last week.
Russian authorities have very rarely enforced this new law. The most high-profile case remains LinkedIn, which Roskomnadzor banned in November 2016, and the site remains blocked to this day, according to Roskomnadzor's list of banned sites that local ISPs must block on their networks. Russian news agency Interfax, which broke the story earlier today, said Facebook did not represent itself in court. Interfax also reports that Twitter was fined the same sum last week.
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It's time to take your meds.
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Re: It's ok, Moscow Donald will take care of it. (Score:2)
Sounds like disagreement about the law (Score:2)
Within the government, that is. The judicial folks enforcing the law probably think it's bullshit, so they just apply a slap on the wrist as a way of saying "We really don't give a shit."
Whoever lobbied to get the laws passed is probably pissed now. This will likely cause more drama going forward.
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No Need For A Lawyer (Score:4)
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Hey look at that, we can actually agree on something! Didn't think we'd find something we have in common, and if it's only disgust for Putin and his cronies.
Obligitory (Score:2)
Re: currency conversion (Score:1)
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As soon as anyone starts even thinking about selling oil in anything but dollars, you'll see a carrier park in front of their capital and the spin machine turn them into teh evilz of the world.
Worked in Iraq, Iran and Venecuela (and after Iraq nobody was cocky enough to say "dare ya" anymore), will work in Saudi Arabia if needed.
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Yes, now would you please shut up so the powers that are can continue to think that they actually have a say in what we can and cannot see? Thank you.
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Sounds like India (Score:2)
I was once in India for work, and failed to follow through on some bureaucratic paperwork that no one told me about. Once I figured things out, and went and filled the paper work, the bureaucrat goes "Oh, Mr. Strider-, there is a fine because you failed to fill out the paperwork." "How much?" "300 Rupees" "done."
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This wasn't uncommon in former Soviet East Europe too. Certain import/export papers you needed were pretty much impossible to get. You could of course request them and with a few months of processing time you'd get them... or you'd simply accept the "fine" of about 10 bucks (west money, of course, payable immediately ... yeah ... right...) and suddenly the required forms miraculously appeared, pre-stamped and approved.