MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Personal data must be properly protected in the process of introducing the system Autodata, being created for the collection of large amounts of data in the automobile transport sector of the economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with businessmen operating in the high-tech sector and leaders of the companies affiliated with the National Technological Initiative.
The president of the non-commercial partnership Glonass, Alexander Gurko, reviewed progress in the implementation of the project Autodata, which envisages creation of a Russian navigation and telematics platform for collecting large amounts of data with the use of artificial intelligence. He said that in fact each motor vehicle could work as a sensor transmitting vast information concerning the condition of the road, etc.'
Putin said this work was very important, just as the handling of data in other spheres.
"It is essential to take care of the information that must be protected in the interests of individuals: personal information and so on and so forth," Putin said. He added that if this work proceeded normally the authorities would do their utmost to amend the legislative base to complement it with provisions for implementing the corresponding products and solutions.
Gurko unveiled plans for creating a service called "fair insurance", for instance, by-minute insurance of cars, which are not used 95% of the time and remain safe at car parks at home or in a garage.