A court in Moscow fined DNA testing service MyHeritage 1.5 million rubles for refusing to localize the data of Russians

The justice of the peace of court district No. 422 of the Tagansky district of Moscow imposed a fine of 1.5 million rubles on the service of genealogical research MyHeritage for refusing to store personal data of Russians on servers in the Russian Federation, informs joint press service of the Moscow courts.

The company was found guilty under Part 8 of Art. 13.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (non-compliance by the operator with the legislation of the Russian Federation when collecting personal data). The protocol on MyHeritage went to court at the end of December.

The Israeli service MyHeritage was created in 2003. It is designed for genealogical research, including DNA testing for ancestry. The platform also allows you to create family websites, create family trees and find common ancestors. According to the service itself, it has 96 million registered users worldwide.

According to Russian law, foreign companies who fail to comply with the requirements for localizing databases in Russia face a fine of 1 to 6 million rubles. In the event of a repeated violation, the amount increases to 6-18 million rubles.

In 2016, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow on the suit of Roskomnadzor blocked for violating the localization requirement of the social network LinkedIn.