Provision of security of the Unified Federal Information Register Containing Data on the Population of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The object of this research is the public relations with regards to processing of information in the Unified Federal Information Register Containing Data on the Population of the Russian Federation n. Besides the Federal Law “On the Unified Federal Information Register Containing Data on the Population of the Russian Federation”, the subject of this research is legislation in the area of personal data and legislation on the critical information infrastructure. Based on the main formal and substantive aspects, the author defines the indicated register as a variety of register-based information; substantiates the relevance of application of the principles of framework regulation of information law in the context of creating the register; raises the question on the need to recognize the information system that processes data contained in the register as a valuable object of critical information infrastructure. The novelty of this research consists in the fact that this article is one of the first works dedicated to provision of legal security of the Unified Federal Information Register Containing Data on the Population of the Russian Federation. The following conclusions and proposals on improvement of legislation are formulated: 1) The principles of legal regulation established by legislation with regards to information as the object of legal regulation should be applied to the created register; any unauthorized actions with a separate register entry should be viewed as violation of integrity of the entire object. 2) Due to critical importance of the data contained in the register, it is essential to set confidentiality restrictions, and recognize the federal nformation system that processes data contained in the register as a valuable object of critical information infrastructure. 3) In the text of the Law “On the Unified Federal Information Register Containing Data on the Population of the Russian Federation”, it is necessary to specify the responsibilities of operator of the federal information system who maintains the federal register and compliance with the requirements of legislation on the security of critical information infrastructure. It is also necessary to clarify the provisions of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation that establishes a list of criteria of importance of the objects of critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation and their value.