From 1 to 29 September, Roskomnadzor will examine how the social network “VKontakte” refers to the users’ personal data. This “News” department spokesman also confirmed the information in social networks.
«We are interested in the established system of personal data of customers and employees. We will see how personal data are processed, which are stored, how the cross-border transfer and so forth, “-. Said the press secretary of Roskomnadzor Vadim Ampelonsky
The test will take place at the headquarters of” VKontakte “St. Petersburg .
Before the regulator held a similar check online stores Ozon, KupiVip, Lamoda and service on search SuperJob work. The verification process is HeadHunter. According Ampelonskogo until the inspection did not reveal any serious violations, only minor issues.
The controller first checks any social network for compliance with the legislation on personal data. On August 1, came into force on anti-terrorism law has obliged the major online services to store user data for six months.
In addition, the law “On personal data” requires them to provide “recording, storage, systematization, accumulation, storage , clarification of “personal information of Russians in databases on servers located in the country.
The Roskomnadzor argue that the test is scheduled in nature and unrelated to recent media reports about the leak of personal data of social network users.
Earlier in June, the media reported that the darknet for sale with logins database, passwords, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of more than 100 million users “VKontakte».
The representative of the social network announced that the database contained information of 2011-2012, and the users whose data could hit it, a few years ago forced to change your password.
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