Putin Signs Bill on Sustainable Functioning of Russian Internet Segment Into Law
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the bill on sustainability of the Russian segment of the Internet in case the country gets disconnected from the global network into law, according to a decree published Wednesday on the official portal of legal information
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 01st May, 2019) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the bill on sustainability of the Russian segment of the internet in case the country gets disconnected from the global network into law, according to a decree published Wednesday on the official portal of legal information.
The law will enter into force in November.
It would enable a Russian government entity to centrally administer Internet and communications networks in case of security threat from abroad. The draft law was introduced by Russian lawmakers in response to the "aggressive" US National Cyber Strategy released in September.