Roskomnadzor recalled that from March 1, according to the amendments to the law “On Information” adopted last year, foreign couriers will have their ability to “transfer payment documents and personal data when providing services” limited.
Since Telegram uses closed-source servers hosted in the United States and is therefore included in the relevant Roskomnadzor registry, banking on the messenger is at risk, Kommersant recalls.
Recently, several big banks like VTB and PSB, due to difficulties with apps in the App Store, started using Telegram to access online banking via chat bots.
Representatives of credit institutions emphasize that in this case the messenger acts only as a “shell”, and all operations are carried out on the servers of banks.
In this context, experts point out that Roskomnadzor will be able to make concessions and allow operations on Telegram “as long as the banks use their own servers.”
However, in its current wording, the law “does not leave loopholes for the use of Telegram even for auxiliary banking messages,” including the payment of donations and paid subscriptions, emphasizes Vladimir Ozhereliev, head of the firm’s intellectual property practice. lawyers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A strict ban on the use of Telegram is also introduced in relation to structures that perform a “government task”: they are even prohibited from sending personal data in the messenger, as well as information about payments and bank accounts.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB

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