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Heh. For the Irony File: Putin signs law requiring mass storage of Russians’ personal internet data
Vladimir Putin signs law requiring mass storage of Russians’ personal Internet data
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law requiring Internet companies to store all personal data of Russian users at data centres in Russia, a move which could chill criticism on foreign social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
These companies, which do not have offices in Russia, have become a vital resource for opposition groups and refuse to hand over user data to governments.
The use of Russian data centres would make them and other Internet companies subject to Russian laws on government access to information.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/23/vladimir-putin-signs-law-requiring-mass-storage-of-russians-personal-internet-data/
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law requiring Internet companies to store all personal data of Russian users at data centres in Russia, a move which could chill criticism on foreign social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
These companies, which do not have offices in Russia, have become a vital resource for opposition groups and refuse to hand over user data to governments.
The use of Russian data centres would make them and other Internet companies subject to Russian laws on government access to information.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/23/vladimir-putin-signs-law-requiring-mass-storage-of-russians-personal-internet-data/
