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Data Protection In Russian Federation: Overview

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1. What national laws regulate the collection and use of personal data? General laws. The main provisions of data protection and privacy law can be found in the:

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1. What national laws regulate the collection and use of personal data?

General laws

The main provisions of data protection and privacy law can be found in the:

Strasbourg Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data 2005 (Strasbourg Convention).
Russian Constitution 1993 (Articles 23 and 24).
Federal Law No. 149-FZ on Information, Information Technologies and Data Protection 2006 (Data Protection Act).
Federal Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data 2006 (Personal Data Protection Act).

The principal law in this area is the Personal Data Protection Act.

Sectoral laws

Data protection specific provisions can also be found in various sectoral laws, for example, the:

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