The Ministry of Digital Development will transfer data about Russians to banks and telecommunications operators

According to the document, we are talking in particular about data on real estate, passport verification, work activity in the compulsory pension insurance system, status of individual insurance accounts, information about the owners of telephone numbers, vehicles, accidents traffic, driving licenses. , SNILS.

The initiative arose at the request of the Minister of Digital Development, Maksut Shadayev, who on September 16 addressed Dmitry Grigorenko with a letter in which he referred to the DBA’s proposals to simplify access to said data. According to Shadayev, companies can use access to this data to accelerate and improve the quality of services to citizens, as well as to prevent fraud.

Dmitry Grigorenko’s office stressed that the development of secure data transfer methods supports the task of creating a “data market” established by the president. The Ministry of Digital Development explained that currently a company can connect to the interdepartmental electronic interaction system (SMEI) to obtain government data, and more than 3 thousand organizations use it. The Ministry, together with the ABD and other departments, has already started developing the instructions.

According to the ABD, companies’ access to government data is now limited due to the slow speed of information exchange with government information systems. The association believes that providing companies with such access will create incentives for investment in the development of data-driven services.

MTS told Kommersant that access to government data is necessary to conduct comprehensive analysis, market research and risk assessment, which helps improve the quality of services. VTB believes that greater access to data will better protect customers from fraud.

Rostelecom noted that at the moment the correctness of passport data can only be checked through SMEV, and the new initiative will help eliminate errors when concluding contracts. Megafon added that now telecom operators and banks are forced to independently collect the same data, for example, updated passport information.

The DBA noted that they do not see a risk of data leaks, since the procedure will be developed with the participation of regulators and within the framework of regulatory requirements. The director of the consulting and audit department of Informzashita, Alexander Baryshnikov, agreed that the transfer of data will not lead to leaks, as long as protective measures are applied. Comply Managing Partner Artem Dmitriev added that the initiative complies with the law on personal data and can comply with its legal standards.

For his part, Alexander Khonin, head of the consulting and audit department at Angara Security, recalled that as soon as the information leaves “a secure perimeter”, its security will depend “on the level of cybersecurity of the company to which these are transferred. data”. “

In early October, Kommersant reported that the Ministry of Digital Development plans to create a unified anti-fraud platform on the Internet for 6 billion rubles. Banks, telecommunications operators and digital platforms may participate in it. In 2025, it will unite multiple organizations to automate processes to combat fraud and data leaks.