Russia: Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media issued draft order on depersonalisation of personal data

On 28 March 2025, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media issued the draft order on the depersonalisation of personal data. The order specifies approved methods, including the introduction of personal data identifiers and modifications to their composition or semantics. The order was developed following amendments introduced by Law No. 233-FZ, which permits the transfer of anonymised personal data to the Ministry of Digital Development without consent for processing.