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Airbnb Checks Out of Russia
- zczc 10y agoAirbnb closes its Russian subsidiary but keeps dealing with guests and hosts in Russia, see original article (in Russian): https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3267744 https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3267744
- mc32 10y agoI was under the impression that businesses which serve the Russian market must keep their data in RU and should not "leave" RU. Do they still host their servers there or is my impression off-base and you can operate from the outside without having to have in-country physical presence?
- BMorearty 10y agoI'm a software engineer at Airbnb. I don't know Russia's laws but I know we don't host our servers in Russia.
- mc32 10y agoThe law in reference is the colloquially named "server law" or "personal data localization law". LinkeIn for example ran afoul accoring to: https://www.rt.com/news/379720-linkedin-russia-law-blocked/ https://www.rt.com/news/379720-linkedin-russia-law-blocked/ As well Google moved some servers to Russian data centers to comply with the law: https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-moves-some-servers-to-russian-data-centers-1428680491 https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-moves-some-servers-to-ru...