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| Subject: Rights violation: Russian MPs crack down on internet data storage Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:14 am | |
| Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a law requiring internet companies to store Russian citizens' personal data inside the country.
The Kremlin says the move is for data protection but critics fear it is aimed at muzzling social networks like Twitter and Facebook.
The Russian government is thought to be seeking greater access to user data.
Social networks were widely used by protesters opposing President Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin in 2012.
Analysts say there are fears that Russia may be seeking to create a closed and censored version of the internet within its borders.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28173513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa |
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