The Ministry of Digital Development proposed strengthening control…
The Ministry of Digital Development proposed strengthening control over VPNs that have entered the Ministry's list of exceptions. The Ministry is preparing new rules for corporate and technological VPNs that the Roskomnadzor does not block.
Consensus
- The Ministry of Digital Development is proposing new rules to strengthen control over VPNs included in the exceptions list.
- IP addresses in the exceptions list will be subject to regular monitoring.
- If a monitored IP address is found to host infrastructure for circumventing restrictions for a week, the hosting provider must verify within 24 hours that the VPN is used for corporate or technological purposes.
- Failure to verify may result in removal from the exceptions list.
- Hosting providers may be deemed untrustworthy if they repeatedly host services with minimal user identification.
- The Ministry is considering reducing the number of acceptable user identification methods to three: EIS, Unified Biometric System, or in-person visit with passport.
Points of divergence
- If a hosting provider is found to have systematic violations with minimal-identification clients, entire IP subnets may be restricted, allowing access only to resources from a 'white list'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Clients who registered only by phone number or bank card may be disconnected within half an hour upon detection of prohibited VPN infrastructure. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Ministry is considering limiting the activities of companies using foreign server resources or systematically ignoring Roskomnadzor's requirements. — vm
- The Ministry is considering implementing IP address checks to detect resources used for accessing prohibited services and providers using the same IPs as violators. — vm
- The Investigative Committee of Russia has developed a draft law to increase liability for crimes involving ICT, AI, VPNs, and proxy servers. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ministry of Digital Economy proposed strengthening control over VPNs that have fallen into the list of exceptions — SOTAvision
- Ministry of Digital Development instructed internet operators to intensify the fight against VPNs — The Moscow Times
- RBC: Ministry of Digital Development intends to strengthen control over "disguised" VPN — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- RBC
- Ministry of Digital Development
- Roskomnadzor
- Ministry of Digital Development
- VPN
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- Центра мониторинга и управления сетью связи общего пользования ЦМУ ССОП