Apple faces Russian data retention and disclosure requirements after being added to the country’s state surveillance registry, Bloomberg reports. Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, listed Apple and Microsoft on October 2 as "organizers of information dissemination," a classification that carries obligations to preserve communications and make data available to Russian security agencies. Those obligations cover correspondence and messages containing audio or video. Companies must also keep information identifying users and recording the transmission of their communications within Russia for three years. Businesses that fail to meet the requirements risk fines and, ultimately, restrictions on their services…
