Media: Viber moved their servers in Russia – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 19 – RIA Novosti . Leaders of the popular messaging service Viber has decided to place the servers with the personal data of citizens in Russia, the newspaper “Izvestia”.

“We have moved the server, as required by law. In Russia will be stored phone numbers, logins and passwords. Messages We do not store, they are on the devices, users, “- told the newspaper the Moscow representative of the company Viber Media Elena Grachev.

According to the company’s lawyers, mobile messengers also fall under the law obliging store personal data of Russians in Russia.

Came from September 1 due to the law requires to store the personal data of Russians in Russia. Sites offenders on the basis of the court decision will be made by Roskomnadzor in a special register and in case of failure to remedy the violation – blocked. The law also stipulates that Roskomnadzor will carry out inspections of companies for compliance with the law and in case of violation of an order to prescribe the need to eliminate it, what is given up to six months. According to the court on the infringer may also be fined.