Russia Fines Google For Refusing User Data Storage On Servers
Google was fined 15 million roubles ($164,000) on Tuesday for repeated refusal to store Russian users' data on servers inside Russia, a Moscow court said.
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Google was fined 15 million roubles ($164,000) on Tuesday for repeated refusal to store Russian users' data on servers inside Russia, a Moscow court said.
A host of sites are under scrutiny in Russia for failing to remove content that Moscow deems illegal.
Several companies including Matrimony.com, Shaadi.com, Unacademy, Kuku FM and TrulyMadly had earlier approached the high court, challenging Googles notice asking them to either adopt the companys mandated billing route or risk being removed from its Play Store.
The previous fine of over 2 billion roubles was for blocking some YouTube channels.
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