Moscow court fines Google for leaking data of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Google homepage on the screen under a magnifying glass in Paris, France on Oct.19, 2017 (Adobe Stock Photo)
A Moscow court has ruled that Google illegally disclosed personal data of Russian soldiers who died in the Ukraine war, according to state news agency Tass on Monday.
According to the state news agency Tass, a Moscow court found Google guilty of revealing personal information about Russian soldiers who died in the war in Ukraine.
The content was deemed to breach Russian law, which prohibits sharing such information. As a result, the court fined the company 3.8 million rubles (approximately $46,240).
The same court has fined Google several times for what it called violations, such as posting a YouTube video with instructions for how Russian troops could surrender and for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.
According to local media reports, Google’s debt to Russia for administrative fines reached 2 undecillion rubles ($2.4 decillion), a 36-digit figure, and continues to grow because of late payment.
The total fine exceeded the total gross domestic product (GDP) of the entire world, which was at around $106 trillion in 2023, according to the World Bank.
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