Russia is intensifying its previously launched effort to centralize control over the domestic cyber and information space. The Russian parliament (Duma) adopted a piece of legislation on July 21, which virtually outlaws anonymous communication over Internet-based instant messengers (IM) (Rosbalt.ru, July 21). The new law forces all IMs operating in the Russian Federation to: • … Continue reading Russia launches “summer offensive” in domain of information, cybersecurity