Russia to ban VPNs

[Newsfeed]

Russia to ban VPNs

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a new law which will ban virtual private networks and other technology that offers anonymous access to the web, TechCrunch reported.

 

[Thor]

What is the end game here?

 

[grok]

Communists are just the worst.

 

[konfab]

What is the end game here?

Crackdown of all the hackers who interfered with the US elections

 

[konfab]

Communists are just the worst.

Putin is many things, but a commie he is not.

 

[SauRoNZA]

What is the end game here?

Control.

 

[stricken]

What is the end game here?

Some would argue preservation of state, as foreign actors will have more difficulty shipping out stolen / sensitive data. The analog analogy would be banning the exporting of locked safes that cannot have their contents inspected.

The unfortunate side-effect is that legitimate use of VPNs are also affected.

It is interesting that this follows closely on the heels of China's recent VPN ban.

To be honest, I don't blame them. The onslaught of Western campaigns to destabilise their nations has to be curtailed, albeit to the detriment of local citizens privacy.

 

[Thor]

Some would argue preservation of state, as foreign actors will have more difficulty shipping out stolen / sensitive data. The analog analogy would be banning the exporting of locked safes that cannot have their contents inspected.

The unfortunate side-effect is that legitimate use of VPNs are also affected.

It is interesting that this follows closely on the heels of China's recent VPN ban.

To be honest, I don't blame them. The onslaught of Western campaigns to destabilise their nations has to be curtailed, albeit to the detriment of local citizens privacy.

Thanks for the reply. That actually makes a lot of sense. I love the analog analogy. /bookmarks

 

[sajunky]

To be honest, I don't blame them. The onslaught of Western campaigns to destabilise their nations has to be curtailed, albeit to the detriment of local citizens privacy.

Constant attempts to destabilise is a well known fact, but how you would respond if the same were introduced in South Africa?

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Some would argue preservation of state, as foreign actors will have more difficulty shipping out stolen / sensitive data. The analog analogy would be banning the exporting of locked safes that cannot have their contents inspected.

The unfortunate side-effect is that legitimate use of VPNs are also affected.

It is interesting that this follows closely on the heels of China's recent VPN ban.

To be honest, I don't blame them. The onslaught of Western campaigns to destabilise their nations has to be curtailed, albeit to the detriment of local citizens privacy.

Irony overload in Russia being upset at destabilisation campaigns.