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Russian telecom watchdog starts talks with Google

The Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor started talks with Google on compliance with Russian laws

MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. The Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor started talks with Google on compliance with Russian laws, press secretary of the regulator Vadim Ampelonsky told TASS on Wednesday.

Google representatives will come to a meeting with the regulator on November 14 to discuss compliance with Russian laws, head of the Russian authority Alexander Zharov said earlier. An issue of Google’s connection to the Federal State Information System will be discussed in particular during the meeting, Zharov said. Negotiations will also cover a wide range of topics, including localization of personal data of Russian users, he added.

"A meeting with Google’s Director of Public Policy & Government Relations for Europe, Middle East & Africa Emerging Markets Doron Avni started in Roskomnadzor," Ampelonsky said.

The regulator said earlier that Google can get a fine of 500-700 thousand rubles ($7,400-10,300) for refusal to connect to the Federal State Information System of Russia with the list of websites blocked in Russia. Google was to be connected to the system for exclusion of blocked websites from search results.