Google fined 3 mln rubles for failure to store Russian users' data in Russia - court
MOSCOW. July 29 (Interfax) - A magistrates' court in the Tagansky district of Moscow has found Google guilty of committing an administrative offense by refusing to begin storing Russian users' data on Russia-based servers.
"Google has been found guilty of committing an administrative offense. The company has been fined three million rubles," court spokesperson Zulfiya Gurinchuk told Interfax.
Earlier, Russian telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor compiled an administrative report against Google LLC over a breach of the Russian law on personal information.
According to Roskomnadzor, the management of the U.S. company could not confirm the localization of databases of Russian users' data in Russian territory.
This is the first fine imposed on Google for failure to store Russian users' data on Russia-based servers.
Roskomnadzor earlier drew up reports against Google for failure to delete content illegal in Russia, prompting the court to fine the company around ten million rubles in total for this offense. The company may also face further fines amounting to tens of millions of rubles as part of other administrative offense reports currently at court.
Google has also been fined for refusing to filter search results for banned content.
The localization of personal data of Russian users of the Facebook and Twitter social media platforms in Russian territory has been discussed with those companies since 2015.