Cybersecurity

Russian court backs LinkedIn block

Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling to block the LinkedIn professional network website.

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor said the company had failed to comply with data privacy law which obliges internet companies to store the personal data of Russian users on servers within the country’s borders.

Moreover, LinkedIn holds information on third persons who aren’t registered on the site without their consent.

“As soon as we receive a declaration of intent from the court, we will include LinkedIn.com on the register of violators of the right of data privacy and forward notification of blocking the resource to the operators,” said Roskomnadzor spokesman Vadim Ampelonskiy as quoted by Interfax.

Earlier this year, a lower Russian court supported the regulator’s claim LinkedIn interfered with rights and freedoms of citizens.

Roskomnadzor is not going to single out the US-based companies, according to head of the agency, Alexander Zharov.