GIS Countering Information and Communication Technology Offenses

History

2025: Signing by Russian President Vladimir Putin of the law on the creation of GIS

On April 1, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law on the creation of a state information system (GIS) to counter violations committed using information and communication technologies (ICT).

GIS will ensure the interaction of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the Investigative Committee, the Bank of Russia, credit institutions, telecom operators, as well as federal executive bodies and other organizations for the prompt prevention, detection and suppression of offenses and crimes committed using ICT.

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Фото: Website of the Kremlin of the Russian Federation

The law prohibits state bodies, the Bank of Russia, credit institutions, telecom operators, owners of aggregators of information about goods (services), owners of social networks and owners of ad placement services to communicate with citizens and customers through foreign messengers. In addition, it is prohibited to make mass and (or) automatic telephone calls in public communication networks without obtaining the prior consent of the subscriber. The law provides for the mandatory labeling of all outgoing telephone calls from organizations. The operator is obliged to stop sending to the subscriber who sent the refusal to receive it.

Individuals are entitled to establish a ban on the conclusion of contracts for the provision of mobile communications services. At the same time, a ban is introduced on the transfer of a telephone number by a subscriber to third parties, with the exception of members of his family and (or) close relatives. The law prohibits the use by a microfinance organization of simplified identification of a client in order to conclude a consumer loan (loan) agreement. Citizens can instruct a trusted person to confirm money transfer operations and cash withdrawals at ATMs.^[1]

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