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November 4, 2013
Russia PlansTotal Surveillance For Winter Olymp[ics
[From article]
But Soldatov and Borogan's research indicates that the internet, telephone and other communications providers involved are obliged to build networks in such a way that the security services have full and unimpeded access.
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The monitoring programme, which is run by the Federal Security Service, Russia’s internal security agency and the main successor to the KGB, is aided by software that helps identify key words and phrases of interest being used in electronic communications.
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the US State Department has advised its citizens “that it would be better to forget your laptop or smart phone in your home country, because it will be intercepted.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10359587/Russia-planning-near-total-surveillance-of-visitors-athletes-at-Sochi-Winter-Olympics.html
Russia planning 'near-total surveillance' of visitors, athletes at Sochi Winter Olympics
Security measures at the Sochi winter Olympics will include such extensive electronic eavesdropping and surveillance that the US State Department has advised Americans headed to Russia to leave smart phones and laptops at home, an investigation has revealed.
By Roland Oliphant, Moscow
10:02PM BST 06 Oct 2013
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