Russia further ramps up internet censorship

Federal agency plans to build database of location data

Penny Horwood
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Russia further ramps up internet censorship

Internet providers will be expected to share network data of their customers - including location

Russia's federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, has announced  plans to create a database of the geolocations of Russian users' IP addresses, according to a draft order published on a government ...

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