If you thought EU data transfer restrictions were tough, wait until you have to deal with Russia's new data localisation law. The law, which requires operators to store personal data of Russian citizens on servers inside the territory of the Russian Federation, creates significant compliance challenges for multinational companies, who may have to choose between placing servers on Russian soil or risk having their services blocked. Together with other legislative amendments, the data localisation law enhances the ability of Russian authorities to access information about its citizens. In addition, it threatens to advance the trajectory toward online fragmentation, which was fueled by last year's Snowden revelations and legislative reaction in Brazil, Turkey and other countries. In this session, in-house experts and outside counsel discuss strategies for addressing Russia's new legislation and questions that remain about the new requirements and the increasing data localisation trend.