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Titre | Russia is struggling to break the anonymity of the digital network |
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Description | The ambitions of Russia to weaken the digital network will have to be revised downwards. And for good reason: the agency that had won a state funding to start research to break this network has clearly renounced to continue its work, according to documents has been able to consult Bloomberg. In addition, a law firm was even hired to put an end to the contract. Recall of facts. Last year, the publication of an offer on the website of the Russian procurement of TOR is discovered. This requires scientists to find solutions to overcome the anonymity of the users of the network, which is perceived as a potential threat by the authorities. To finance the work, a budget of about 83,000 euros (3.9 million rubles) is planned. This funding is in reality not very surprising. Already in 2013, the director of the Federal Service of Security of Russia (FSB, former KGB), Alexander Bortnikov, had informed all the evil he thought of TOR, which is seen by the government as a refuge for criminals to to escape justice. The boss of the security services had even called for its outright ban. According to Bloomberg, is the central research institute in economics, information technology and control systems, itself dependent Rostec, which won the tender. But it has obviously chosen to revisit its commitments without that we know very well why (task too daunting to do? Insufficient funding? Something else?). The institute has certainly not hesitated to hand the wallet to hire lawyers to negotiate the end of the contract. The legal costs incurred are in the order of 10 million rubles (about 136 000), indicate our colleagues... |
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Adresse (URL) : | www.numerama.com | |
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Date | 2015-09-27 | |
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Catégorie | Accueil > Streaming | |
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ID | 6926 | |
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