The state does not recognize liability for leakage from its databases
The state is not responsible for leaks from the databases that it collects about its citizens, according to “Vedomosti”.
The publication analyses the dispute between the Russian, whose name does not appear, and the Russian Federation at the European court of human rights (ECHR). Citizen trying to obtain compensation from the state for having leaked his personal data to open access. In 2011 he bought on Savelovsky the market drive database of the Moscow police, which contained information about his two convictions and a positive HIV status.
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Appeals to the investigative bodies and the Russian courts to no avail, and now the Russians came to Strasbourg, where the accused his country of violating the inviolability of private life. The statement also notes that, according to media reports, in 2011, raids were carried out on the markets, which were seized 2.5 thousand data disks, but the results of the verification and related personnel decisions is not known.
From the answer of representative of Russia to the ECHR Michael Halperin implies that the state is not responsible for leakage of confidential data collected about its citizens.
The police have the right to collect data about its citizens, if it is necessary for the performance of its duties, said the Russian representative. According to Mr Halperin, the base is acquired by a citizen in the market is not genuine, as the MIA does not provide information on the health status of citizens. In addition, he said, traces of unauthorized access to data of the Ministry of internal Affairs there, and, therefore, the right to privacy was not violated. About results of check 2011 the representative of Russia he could not, because, according to him, documents, and records of Management of own safety were destroyed in 2016 in connection with the expiration of the limitation period.
According to polled by lawyers, data on convictions no one but MIA has and card cases often make information about the disease.
However, access to the databases have tens of thousands of civil servants, and a comprehensive audit will require disproportionate amount of resources.
In addition, according to the sources, the government is trying to avoid publicity such cases, therefore, if the inspections, their results are usually not reported to the wider public.