EVE General Discussion

Hello CCP,
i have a question.
31.12.2014 a law on PD was passed and starts work at 1 september 2015. In a short this law means that all companies, sites and etc must keep russian personal data at servers that locates in Russia.
Credit card number is a pd so i wont be able to pay with card.
Even more - email is a pd so eveonline.com will be blocked with my provider if you (CCP) will not keep pd in Russia.

So what will you do with that? Do you have servers in motherland? :/

Link for more info about this law
http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/russia/2014/12/141217_russia_personal_data

wut?

I'd assume, no CCP along most other foreign sites will not save PD in Russa. Further I'd assume you're CC will work nonetheless. Otherwise it will not work anywhere abroad anyway.

Regarding your mail... I'd assume your provider won't block as otherwise quite a lot will be blocked soon.

*Snip* Please refrain from discussing real life politics. ISD Ezwal.

EDIT: First time I got a ISD-snip, yay!

here a link to an english site regarding this law: http://www.squirepattonboggs.com/~/media/files/insights/publications/2014/08/personal-data-of-russian-citizens-required-to-be__/files/14492--ipt-personal-data-of-russian-citizens--ne__/fileattachment/14492--ipt-personal-data-of-russian-citizens--ne__.pdf

I have taken the liberty of pointing out this thread and the question in it to CCP.

Keep in mind that if and/or when an answer will be given I can not say.


Edit: Please refrain from discussing RL politics in this thread.
The question asked is valid and the reason it is asked is a factual one. There is no need to discuss the how and why that law came into place, as this is absolutely not the place to discuss such matters.

One method is simply to rent server space in the host country. Australia is looking at this same legislation which will also affect CCP.

It is relatively simple to set up in-country Infrastructure As A Service along with policies and technologies to prevent accidental or deliberate transfer of data outwith national borders for locations where these types of laws do/will apply.

Secure remote connections into that environment aren't affected, so access to the information isn't restricted, only it's movement and storage.

It's just an additional cost of doing international business - whether that has any effect on companies choosing to cease their business in those countries or increased costs for the end customer remains to be seen.

In theory, a smaller company like CCP should be able to implement localised personal data systems for payment processing and account management without too many problems. My only concern would be whether subscriptions/PLEX in rubles would increase to cover the additional costs.

Many EU counties have the same regulations, and transferring personal informations outside borders is prohibited.
This includes your address , age , etc.

No one cares about it simply.
Each forum you register on usually brakes few rules.

All people that play WOT or whatever offspring usually give their personal information to people that are braking those laws.
You could say nothing new.
In case of Russian people this might quickly ... escalate , as decisions taken by Russian government are ... not dictated by "normal logic".

Still it is good that someone from Russian community cared to inform CCP about those law changes , as usually most companies notice this after something bad happens to their services.

All I am saying is that they are more aft to enforcing this than other countries are.

It's of valid concern.

This falls under the heading of what my father calls Premeditated Stupidity.

That's when you do something so dumb, you had to have thought it through first.

Or we could send the CSM over to Russia to straighten things out?

Good ol' CCP