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Moscow ranks 9th in StartupBlink’s global startup ecosystem ranking

June 24, 2021

StartupBlink has just released the 2020 edition of its Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report, which encompasses 1,000 cities and 100 countries across the world. StartupBlink’s algorithm analyzes tens of thousands of data points. Data is coming from the company’s community of 50,000 members as well as from such partners as CrunchBase, SEMrush, Meetup, and Coworker. The ranking …

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In Russia’s next-gen retail outlets, an “intellectual surveillance system” will replace cash and cashiers

May 26, 2020

Sberbank, the state-controlled finance and technology behemoth, Azbuka Vkusa, a leading grocery retail outlet network, and Visa have teamed up to launch “Russia’s first store fitted with computer vision solutions.” Located in the Moscow City business center, the ‘Take&Go’ store features an “intellectual surveillance system” which “constantly tracks the products on shelves.”  When entering the store, customers …

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In Russia’s regions under lock down, digital permits could expose citizens to mass data leaks

November 12, 2020

At least 21 autonomous republics and regions of the Russian Federation are setting up digital permit systems to enforce self-isolation rules: with a few exceptions, anyone who wants to leave their home in those regions needs or will need an official permission. These regional governments are using one and the same application: “Gosuslugi Stop Coronavirus,” …

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Technical experts and human rights activists challenge Moscow city’s QR coronavirus quarantine plans

November 12, 2020

What might have sounded like a dystopian scenario at the start of the year could become reality in Moscow very soon. Under a proposed system to fight the spread of the coronavirus, every trip outside — from buying essentials to walking the dog — will have to be approved in advance by the authorities. Mayor …

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Moscow city’s new app for COVID-19 patients allows police to monitor home quarantine compliance

November 12, 2020

On April 2, the Moscow Mayor’s Office will launching a mobile app called “Social Monitoring” designed for coronavirus patients with mild symptoms recovering at home. According to the city, there are currently about 550 confirmed COVID-19 patients who are recuperating at home, instead of in a hospital. “This [app] isn’t intended for everyone’s use. I repeat: this is …

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Mathematical modeling shows that full lockdown can prevent 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in Moscow

April 10, 2020

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has placed stringent limits on the freedom of movement in Russia’s capital to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. To model what would have happened if he had not taken those measures and what could happen now that he has, we turned to Moscow State University Associate Professor Mikhail Tamm. The …

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Moscow deploys facial recognition in mass coronavirus quarantine

February 24, 2020

Around 2,500 people arriving in Moscow from China have been ordered to be placed under quarantine for the coronavirus and are being monitored by the Russian capital’s facial-recognition technology, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Friday. All arriving passengers from China are required to undergo a physical examination and coronavirus test at the airport, Sobyanin wrote on his website. …

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In Moscow, more than 100,000 security cameras are connected to a powerful facial recognition system

November 12, 2020

Dmitry Golovin, who leads the Moscow IT Department’s video surveillance division, has revealed during a forum called Security Technologies that 105,000 of the city’s security cameras are connected to a facial recognition system. Over the course of Russia’s New Year holidays, Golovin added, that system helped state officials arrest 34 individuals who had been wanted …

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Rambler triggers criminal case against Nginx over IP rights, then steps back

December 18, 2019

Last week in Moscow an unexpected criminal case tarnished one of Russia’s best tech success stories – that of Nginx, the world’s most popular web server, which was sold to a US industry giant 15 years after being created by an obscure Russian system administrator.  On Thursday, December 12, law enforcement raided the company’s Moscow office. Armed …

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Media report: Access to Moscow’s facial recognition system is available on the black market

November 12, 2020

Andrey Kaganskikh, a journalist for MBK Media, has found that access to Moscow’s surveillance cameras and their new facial recognition technology is being sold on the black market. As of the beginning of 2019, there were more than 170,000 surveillance cameras installed in Moscow. They are posted in courtyards, lobbies, parks, schools, clinics, malls, construction sites, and, of course, government …

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In Moscow, 200,000 cameras with advanced facial recognition software track 12.6 million citizens

November 12, 2020

Officials in Moscow have spent the last few years methodically assembling one of the most comprehensive video-surveillance operations in the world. The public-private network of as many as 200,000 cameras records 1.5 billion hours of footage a year that can be accessed by 16,000 government employees, intelligence officers and law-enforcement personnel. Now the entire system …

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GoTech contest finale 2019: Top Russian startups to enter EU markets via Helsinki, Tallinn and Vienna

October 17, 2019

GoTech, a major Russian startup contest, will hold its finale in Moscow on October 15. This year, the winners will be sent to Helsinki, Tallinn and Vienna to take a foothold on the EU market with support from local authorities. GoTech has also partnered with such major Russian corporations as Beeline and Rostelecom, which offer …

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