Kremlin starts talks to decrypt all Internet traffic in real-time

The Kremlin has already begun work on plans to monitor and decrypt Russia’s online traffic in real-time, Kommersant has reported.

According to the Russian business daily, Natalya Kaspersky, CEO of cyber-security firm InfoWatch and a member of the Kremlin’s IT and Sovereignty working group, confirmed that talks on the project were already under way. Kaspersky later denied the claims, saying that the newspaper had “twisted her words.”

The newspaper reported on Wednesday that the Kremlin could try to decipher Internet traffic in real-time to replace controversial “anti-terrorist” legislation. The law stipulates that all online and mobile communications needed to bestored for six months.