Roskomnadzor said about the verification of Facebook before the end of 2018. The expert in the field of information security Vitaly Vekhov on air of radio Sputnik noted that this situation is not exclusive.

Roskomnadzor by the end of 2018 will check the company Facebook, and if it does not localize the data of Russian users on the territory of Russia, then there will be a question about the blocking of the social network, said in an interview with the newspaper "Izvestia" head of the department Alexander Zharov.

Head of Roskomnadzor in November of last year reported that with Facebook it is planned to discuss the issues of localization of databases of Russians in the territory of the Russian Federation and the prompt removal of prohibited content. Earlier, he said that, despite a large number of users, Facebook will be blocked if it does not comply with the requirements of the law on the storage of personal data of Russians in the territory of the Russian Federation.

"Until the end of 2018, we will conduct a company audit, and there are several items that must be fulfilled: the localization of databases of Russian citizens on the territory of Russia, the removal of all prohibited information - and they are already significantly late in time - and compliance with other laws. this or any of this will not be fulfilled, or the Russian state will not be informed of the intention to conduct such actions, then, obviously, there will be a question of blocking, "Zharov said.

Expert in the field of information security, Professor of the Department of Jurisprudence of Intellectual Property and Forensic Expertise of MSTU. Bauman Vitaly Vekhov on air radio Sputnik appreciated the actions of Roskomnadzor.

"Roskomnadzor now stands guard over users and their personal data, and it performs its function in accordance with the change that legislators made regarding the storage of personal data exclusively on servers located in the territory of the Russian Federation. We know the situation with Facebook when US lawmakers and law enforcement agencies became interested in this company, which also failed to ensure the safety of US personal data under US law. cial practice, some kinks, I do not see a specialist - Roskomnadzor demands from operators, from the organizers of the dissemination of information on the Internet simply enforce existing legislation of the Russian Federation ", - said Vitaly Vekhov.

The law on personal data, which came into force on September 1, 2015, obliges to store personal data of Russians in the territory of the Russian Federation. Sites of violators of the law based on the decision of the court Roskomnadzor must make a special register and, in case of refusal to remove the violation, block. The law also provides that Roskomnadzor will conduct inspections of companies to ensure compliance with the law and, in the event of a violation, will write out an order on the need to eliminate it, which takes up to six months. The law applies to both Russian and foreign companies.

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