Last week, the Tver District Court in Moscow slapped a fine on Twitch in the amount of 13 million rubles for repeatedly refusing to fulfill the localization requirements for personal data of Russian citizens. Tinder met a similar fate when the court fined it 10 million rubles.

Federal Law No.266-FZ was signed and published on 14.07.2022, introducing large-scale changes to the regulation of personal data processing. The draft law after being considered by the State Duma has changed substantially as compared to its previous version.

Obtaining information on real estate owners and transferring data abroad could get substantially more difficult. Let’s have a look at amendments to the Personal Data Law.