A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its Russian users, the latest in a series of fines on the U.S. tech giant amid tensions between the Kremlin and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
A magistrate at Moscow’s Tagansky district court fined Google 15 million rubles (about $164,200) after the company repeatedly refused to store personal data on Russian citizens inside the country. Google was previously fined over the same charges in August 2021 and June 2022.
Google also was ordered to pay a 3 million ruble (about $32,800) fine in August for failing to delete allegedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia can do little to collect the fine, however, as Google’s Russia business was effectively shut down last year after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. The company has said it filed for bankruptcy in Russia after its bank account was seized by the authorities, leaving it unable to pay staff and suppliers.
I think there’s some irony in Google getting fined for not storing ENOUGH user data lmao
At least some form of in Soviet Russia joke.
Uh… Google collects user data, but in Soviet Russia user data collects Google!
Nice
It’s a stretch, but it still plays. Nice.
The article says storing the data in Russia, or it could just be articles vagueness. They probably store plenty of data, just not storing it in Russia. But who knows. This is such a nothing burger story.
They are getting fined for not storing it in Russia. They are storing it outside if Russia. So they aren’t “not storing it”… They just aren’t storing it where Russia can get at it easily.
Russia: $15…
Google: here it comes
Russia: MILLION…
Google: oof. ok, we can easily pay tha…
Russia: RUBBLES
Google: Bwahahahaha
I can throw in this wet napkin I just sneezed into if it’ll make you feel any better, Russia?
First time I’m hearing anyone complain about a multinational not willing to store the personal data of its users
The May store it, but Russia wants Google to store it in Russian territory.
Fuck Russia
Weren’t they supposed to leave?
The article says they left when the russian government took their bank account so they had to file for bankruptcy and closed.
So who does Russia think it can fine? They’ve already seized the local assets.
The article talks about it:
Russia can do little to collect the fine, however, as Google’s Russia business was effectively shut down last year after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. The company has said it filed for bankruptcy in Russia after its bank account was seized by the authorities, leaving it unable to pay staff and suppliers
Right, I read it, my question is if this is purely a political stunt or the court just doesn’t realize they have no power.
Sounds like a political stunt to me but even though I’m pretty sure I am only speculating.
Google is damn near spyware. If they de-googled Russia the NSA would have to double its staff.
I really don’t see why Google doesn’t tell them to get fucked.
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You should read the whole article. It’s really not that long.
I get your point. But what happens if they don’t pay the fine?
Nothing, as explained in the post.
“Things that Will Never be Paid” for $400, Alex.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its Russian users, the latest in a series of fines on the U.S. tech giant amid tensions between the Kremlin and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
A magistrate at Moscow’s Tagansky district court fined Google 15 million rubles (about $164,200) after the company repeatedly refused to store personal data on Russian citizens inside the country.
Google also was ordered to pay a 3 million ruble (about $32,800) fine in August for failing to delete allegedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine.
The company has said it filed for bankruptcy in Russia after its bank account was seized by the authorities, leaving it unable to pay staff and suppliers.
Since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Russian authorities have taken measures to stifle any criticism of the military campaign.
Sasha Skochilenko, an artist and musician from St. Petersburg, is on trial on charges of spreading false information about the military for replacing supermarket price tags with protest slogans.
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Why do tgey bother to fine then? Actionism?
