Russia: Issued decision in public lawsuit against Apple regarding the violation of data localisation requirements
Description
Issued decision in public lawsuit against Apple regarding the violation of data localisation requirements
On 30 November 2023, the Tagansky District Court of General Jurisdiction issued a decision in a public lawsuit against Apple Inc. regarding the violation of data localisation requirements. Apple was charged with an administrative offence under part 9 of article 13.11 of the Administrative Code. The article stipulates that a violation of the procedure established by Law for collecting, storing, using, or disseminating information on citizens is punishable by a warning or a fine. As a result, Apple was fined RUB 12 million due to non-compliance with the requirement to store data within Russia.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods, software provider: app stores, messaging service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court