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[ NNSquad ] What Putin didn't say in response to Snowden's prearranged question: Notes on Russian Comm Surveillance
What Putin didn't say in response to Snowden's prearranged question:
Notes on Russian Comm Surveillance
http://j.mp/1eQONN1 (CSIS)
Putin denied Russian mass surveillance, saying "Thank God, our special
services are strictly controlled by the state and society, and their
activity is regulated by law." Three programs, SORM-1, SORM-2, and
SORM-3, provide the foundation of Russian mass communications
surveillance. Russian law gives Russia's security service, the FSB,
the authority to use SORM ("System for Operative Investigative
Activities") to collect, analyze and store all data that transmitted
or received on Russian networks, including calls, email, website
visits and credit card transactions. SORM has been in use since 1990
and collects both metadata and content. SORM-1 collects mobile and
landline telephone calls. SORM-2 collects internet traffic. SORM-3
collects from all media (including Wi-Fi and social networks) and
stores data for three years. Russian law requires all internet service
providers to install an FSB monitoring device (called "Punkt
Upravlenia") on their networks that allows the direct collection of
traffic without the knowledge or cooperation of the service provider.
The providers must pay for the device and the cost of installation ...
Russian courts have upheld the FSB's authority to surveil political
opponents even if they have committed no crime. Russia used SORM
during the Olympics to monitor athletes, coaches, journalists,
spectators, and the Olympic Committee, publicly explaining this was
necessary to protect against terrorism. The system was an improved
version of SORM that can combine video surveillance with
communications intercepts. SORM is buttressed by regulations that
limit the use of encryption, and restrictive internet laws that allow
the Government to shut down websites it finds objectionable. Russia
has a national filtering system that can block foreign sites and it
has used the threat of blockage to coerce western companies into
removing objectionable postings.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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