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[ NNSquad ] Russia demands Internet users show ID to access public Wifi
Russia demands Internet users show ID to access public Wifi
(Reuters): http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/08/us-russia-internet-idUSKBN0G81RV20140808
Russia further tightened its control of the Internet on Friday,
requiring people using public Wifi hotspots provide identification, a
policy that prompted anger from bloggers and confusion among telecom
operators on how it would work. The decree, signed by Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev on July 31 but published online on Friday, also
requires companies to declare who is using their web networks. The
legislation caught many in the industry by surprise and companies said
it was not clear how it would be enforced. A flurry of new laws
regulating Russia's once freewheeling Internet has been condemned by
President Vladimir Putin's critics as a crackdown on dissent, after
the websites of two of his prominent foes were blocked this year.
Putin, who alarmed industry leaders in April by saying the Internet is
"a CIA project", says the laws are needed to fight "extremism" and
"terrorism."
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The spirit of Stalin is smiling. Czar Putin tightens his grip.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
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Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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