Roskomnadzor supported the bill aimed at tightening penalties for illegal processing of biometric data. Reports RIA News.
Earlier, on June 1, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill providing for punishment for violations related to the use of biometric data. According to the new law, citizens will face a fine of 6 thousand to 10 thousand rubles, officials – from 100 thousand to 300 thousand rubles (instead of the previous 20-40 thousand rubles), and legal entities – from 300 thousand to 700 thousand rubles (instead of the previous 30 thousand). -150 thousand rubles). For repeated violations, the maximum fines will be increased to 500 thousand, 1 million and 1.5 million rubles, respectively.
However, according to the newspaper “News”The authors of the bill propose, in the second reading, to significantly increase penalties for processing personal data without written consent. Thus, citizens face a fine of 15 thousand rubles.
Roskomnadzor said it supports the bill aimed at tightening penalties for illegal processing of biometric data. The agency noted that biometrics are a special category of personal data that requires a higher level of protection. “Fingerprints, iris and other biometric data remain unchanged throughout life; they cannot be changed like an account password or reissued like a bank card,” Roskomnadzor said.
in 2024 planned Launch of biometric payment for metro travel in six Russian cities: St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Samara and Novosibirsk. This was stated by Vladislav Povolotsky, General Director of the Center for Biometric Technologies (CBT) of JSC at the Finopolis forum.
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Source: Gazeta

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