The Office of Roskomnadzor for the Bryansk Region sent a letter to the regional office of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation accusing it of failing to comply with personal data laws. According to the Telegram channel Baza, the agency's employees discovered that the Investigative Committee was collecting users' personal data through the "Citizens' Appeal" form on its website without their consent and without proper information. Roskomnadzor demanded that the violations be eliminated, threatening administrative liability and large fines.

According to an inspection conducted by Roskomnadzor, the Investigative Committee website uses metric programs that allow identifying each unique visitor. These programs collect data on user behavior on the website, their preferences, and other characteristics. In addition, the "Citizens' Appeal" form requires personal data such as last name, first name, patronymic, and email address. However, as the agency notes, the website does not contain information on the collection and processing of personal data, and users do not explicitly consent to their use.

According to Federal Law No. 152-FZ "On Personal Data", operators processing personal data are required to notify users of the purposes of collecting information, ensure their consent and post relevant documents, such as a privacy policy, on the website. In the case of the Investigative Committee, according to Roskomnadzor, these requirements are not being met. In a letter sent to the Investigative Committee, Roskomnadzor demanded that the identified violations be corrected as soon as possible. Otherwise, the agency threatens to bring the perpetrators to administrative responsibility under Articles 19.4 and 19.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Article 19.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, concerning disobedience to a lawful order of an official of the body exercising state supervision, provides for fines for officials from 2 to 4 thousand rubles, and for legal entities - from 50 to 100 thousand rubles, or disqualification of officials for up to one year. Article 19.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, related to failure to submit information, establishes fines for citizens from 100 to 300 rubles, for officials - from 300 to 500 rubles, and for legal entities - from 3 to 5 thousand rubles. In addition, Roskomnadzor indicated the possibility of applying stricter measures if the violations are not eliminated. In 2025, amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation came into force, which significantly increased fines for violations in the field of personal data. For example, under Article 13.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, fines for legal entities for processing data without the consent of the subject can reach 700 thousand rubles, and for repeated violations - up to 1,5 million rubles.

At the time of publication of the news, there was no official response from the Investigative Committee to Roskomnadzor’s accusations.