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posted by martyb on Monday March 11 2019, @11:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the Putin's-predator-proceeds-apace dept.

Thousands rallied in Moscow to protest a bill in parliament that would route all internet traffic through servers in Russia.

Protestors fear this bill would

lead to widespread internet censorship for Russian users.

[...and make] virtual private networks (VPNs) ineffective

It is always easier to manage a powergrab of this sort if you can blame RussiaAmerica so the official line is:

the bill is intended to address concerns that Russia could be cut off if the United States applies a new cybersecurity doctrine in an offensive maneuver

conversely

Critics say the bill would create an internet firewall similar to China's.

It also makes a remarkably convenient surveillance choke point, which saves on costs.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 12 2019, @07:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 12 2019, @07:34AM (#813116)

    Yet another example of a country trying to exploit the internet for the purpose of mass surveillance. Perhaps Tor could be used to bypass the servers, but I'm not quite sure.