Google translates engineers from Russia to other countries – Foreign Altapress

Google translates engineers from Russia to other countries – Foreign Altapress

Google closes American office developments and will translate engineers from Russia to other countries.

The company explained that this decision is due to the new law of the Russian Federation on the storage of personal data, which should enter into force on 1 September 2015 g.

The experts will work in other countries, and the rest of the staff will continue to work on the territory of Russia. Staff development engineers has 50 people.

Google explained that the closure of the office development will not affect the increase in investment in business operations in the Russian Federation in 2015. Similar measures Google has made in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

Recall that the July 4, 2014, the State Duma passed the third reading of a bill mandating that store processed through the Internet personal data of Russian citizens on the territory of the Russian Federation.

The law requires to record, organize, store, refine and retrieve personal data of citizens of Russia in a database located on the territory of the country – writes Regnum.

“Roskomnadzor” given the right to restrict access to the information processed in violation of Russian law. Is supposed to create an automated information system “Register infringers of personal data” – “black list” of sites violators.