Digital data

Russia urges LinkedIn to comply with personal data legislation

February 15, 2017

Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom and Internet regulator, has initiated a legal procedure to block access to LinkedIn from Russia, should the US site not comply with the new legislation on personal data storage. This legislation, which came into force in September 2015, requires to store Russian citizens’ personal data only in databases located on Russia territory (see white paper by EWDN and EY). Many …

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Rostec suggests to use pension fund to finance implementation of ‘Big Brother law’

September 6, 2016

Last week, the Industry and Trade Ministry suggested to entrust the National Informatics Center (NIC), a subsidiary of the state-owned corporation Rostec, with implementing the requirements of the new “anti-terrorist” legislation related to the storage of phone and Internet communications. Dubbed “Big Brother law,” this legislation was adopted by the Russian parliament and signed by …

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Russia’s new “anti-terrorist” legislation could cost telecom operators even more than expected

February 28, 2017

Russia’s new “anti-terrorist” legislation adopted last month could cost mobile operators up to 10 trillion rubles (approximately $154 billion at the current exchange rate), RBC reported today. The online business publication cited an estimate from Denis Neshtun, General Manager of data storage company RCNTEC. The cost to mobile networks could be significantly reduced if the law’s requirements were softened and/or if the price of the required …

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Selectel makes GPU server leasing available in Russia

July 22, 2016

Earlier this week Selectel, a major Russian hosting and cloud service provider, announced the launch of a GPU hosting offer in the country. GPU (graphics processing unit) servers are intended for executing high-performance and memory-intensive tasks. Their processors significantly reduce the execution time for computations, which is critical for neural network algorithms, modelling and analyzing physical processes, drafting, real-time …

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Russia considers creating a “national Big Data operator”

April 6, 2017

Less than one year after the introduction of new restrictions on personal data collection, use and storage, and in parallel to recently adopted ‘anti-terrorist’ measures, Russian officials are considering yet additional moves to tighten state control over users’ digital data. Speaking last month at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Alexander Zharov, who heads Russia’s telecom and …

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Equipment to implement new ‘Big Brother’ law doesn’t exist, but Russia can produce it, according to Russian officials

February 28, 2017

Yesterday Oleg Fomichev, Russia’s Deputy Minister for Economic Development, stated that the data storage infrastructure needed to implement Russia’s new “anti-terrorist” legislation does not exist currently. “This kind of equipment doesn’t exist anywhere in the world in such a quantity at the moment,” the Interfax news agency quoted his as saying, as reported by The Moscow Times. It …

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American VPN provider leaves Russia after server seizure and adoption of anti-privacy legislation

February 20, 2017

Private Internet Access (PIA), a US-based VPN provider whose users may anonymously visit webpages and bypass site blockings, has announced that has discontinued its Russian gateways and will no longer be doing business in the region. PIA seems to be the first international player to stop activities in the country after the adoption of Russia’s latest “anti-terrorist” legislation. Under this …

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Putin signs ‘Big Brother law,’ asks government to “minimize implementation risks”

February 28, 2017

Today Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the controversial “anti-terrorist” legislation adopted by the lower and upper houses of parliament in late June, despite the flurry of criticism coming from opposition-mided circles and the serious concerns expressed by Russian telecom and Internet companies. As reported earlier by East-West Digital News, the new legislation — which Edward Snowden has called …

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Russian parliament passes “Big Brother law,” Internet and telecom industry expects hard times

February 20, 2017

In late June, the Russian parliament approved controversial amendments to Russia’s anti-terrorist legislation. Drafted by lawmakers Irina Yarovaya and Viktor Ozerov, the new legislation may have deep consequences for people living and using digital networks in Russia. The amendments are yet to be signed by President Putin [which he did on July 7 update]. A substantial part of the …

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Panasonic bets on Russian software to run data for 100 years

June 13, 2016

Panasonic and Raidix, a St. Petersburg based IT developer, have partnered to create a unique data management and storage system to be run by Russian software. An MoU was inked earlier this month, announced Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation, also a participant in the deal. The partners are said to be planning to develop a brand new product enabling …

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Russian scientists work on quartz-based data storage that can hold data forever

May 26, 2016

Glass through which we see the world may soon be used as a data storage system that can outlive mankind. A new five dimensional (5D) digital data storage technology uses nano-structured quartz glass to store information. Scientists at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology say they can make these new storage devices the size and …

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New law to achieve unprecedented control over Russian citizens’ communications

February 28, 2017

Russia, which gave asylum to Edward Snowden after he exposed a vast U.S. surveillance program, is seeking unprecedented controls over its citizens’ communications. The lower house of parliament in Moscow gave preliminary approval to a bill that would require providers to store recordings of mobile-phone conversations and Internet activity for as long as three years. Since …

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