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Russia's Data Storage Push Hits Snag: It Needs Foreign Help

Russian telecoms operators will reportedly have to use foreign technology to comply with a law on storing data even though Vladimir Putin told his government...

Russia’s ‘Big Brother’ Law Enters Into Force

Controversial anti-terror legislation requiring storage of people's communications entered into force on Sunday

Telegram Fined for Failing to Provide Encryption Keys to FSB

The company has 10 days to appeal the verdict

Russia May Delay New Surveillance Legislation Until 2023

The measures, which were introduced last year as part of a controversial new anti-terror law, were due to come into force in 2018.

Official Russian Satanist Church Declares Opposition to Religious Extremism

A Satanic religious group has been operating in Russia as an officially recognized church for the past year. What's more, the Satanists are using their...

Russian Orthodox Church Angry as State Destroys "Extremist" Bibles

Spokespeople of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed concern over a court ruling in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok that outlined destroying 40 Bibles...

Russia Begins Search for Decryption of Online Messengers

Russian companies have begun searching for ways to fully decipher intercepted messages on popular platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to comply...

Ultraconservative Russian Lawmaker Yarovaya to Head Duma Legislative Committee

The United Russia lawmaker behind repressive new anti-terror legislation, Irina Yarovaya is a candidate to become head of a powerful parliamentary committee...

Rostec Suggests Using Russian Pension Funds to Implement 'Big Brother Law'

Rostec believes that building the infrastructure required to implement Russia's new anti-terror legislation would be a “profitable investment for the...

Russia Charges Ukrainian Religious Leader Under Controversial Anti-Terror Law

Russia has brought an administrative case against a religious leader under the country’s controversial new package of anti-terrorist laws. Sergei Zhuravlyov...

Russia's 'Big Brother Law' to Cost Telecoms $154Bln – Report

Russia's new anti-terror legislation is set to cost mobile phone networks 10 trillion rubles ($154 billion), the RBC news website reported Friday. The...

Proposed Russian Laws Could 'End Online Anonymity'

New Russian legislation could force messaging service providers to identify their users and delete messages containing illegal content, the Vedomosti newspaper...

Equipment for New Anti-Terror Laws Is Not Produced in Russia — Reports

The equipment necessary to implement controversial new anti-terror laws is not produced in Russia, the Izvestia newspaper reported Thursday, citing unidentified...

Russian Interior Ministry wants Software to Spy on Social Networks Users

The Russian Interior Ministry publicly announced its search to buy software that will allow them to spy on social network users, the Znak news website...

Moscow City Hall Denies Permit for Rally Against Anti-Terror Laws

Moscow City Hall has refused to give permission for a rally against the infamous anti-terror legislation “the Yarovaya package,” organizer Leonid Volkov...

First Tech Firm Announces Russia Exit Due to New Anti-Terror Laws

VPN service Private Internet Access (PIA) has announced that it will leave the Russian market due to new anti-terrorism laws.PIA's VPN service allows users...

Opposition Calls for Rally Against New Russian Anti-Terror Laws

Leonid Volkov, an ally of opposition activist Alexei Navalny, has requested permission from Moscow City Hall to hold a rally...

Russian Mobile Phone Operators: Anti-Terror Legislation Will Affect World Cup

Anti terror legislation just approved by Russian parliament and signed by President Putin, will require a massive investment in the preparations...

Russian Mobile Phone Operators: Anti-Terror Legislation Will Affect World Cup

Russia's new anti-terror legislation will require further investment for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and could jeopardize the event, a source within one of...

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