The new appears to give the Kremlin greater control of communication flows in the country.
A new law that could further cordon Russia from the global internet passed the country's parliament this week and awaits President Vladimir Putin's signature.
The new Stable Runet law would give the Russian communications regulator, known as Roskomnadzor, broader powers to monitor network traffic and potentially provide a"kill switch" to disconnect Russia from the wider internet in the event of cyberattack. Essentially, the law is meant to help create a digital drawbridge between Russia and the rest of the world that the country can raise in an emergency.
The law also lacks specifics, Yampolskiy said, an indication the Kremlin is building in some wiggle room for how exactly it will be enforced. "Theoretically, the law encompasses installing new equipment on data transfer points in order to secure functionality of [the] Russian part of Internet in case of any global shutdowns," she said."The authors of the law have not provided any comments on the technical side of the law."
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