Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, said that only malicious VPN services that put their own goals above the user’s interests are categorically blocked in Russia.
“Many VPN services offered in foreign app stores today violate Russian laws because they refuse to filter traffic and protect Russians from destructive content. Most often, this is done for financial gain – such services fight for the user’s attention in order to eventually capture the user’s personal data and then sell it on the black market or even “leak” it to foreign intelligence services. “At the same time, they don’t care at all what consequences users will face,” he said.
According to Nemkin, there are also VPN services that generally work fairly towards users.
“Such VPN services generally work fairly towards users, but still provide them with access to content blocked in the Russian Federation, contrary to legal requirements. But here you must clearly understand that resources banned and blocked in the Russian Federation face restrictions in their work for a reason – they are all subversive, publish prohibited information and distribute fakes. VPNs that refuse to filter traffic and provide users with access to such resources definitely deserve to be blocked in Russia,” Nemkin said.
He added that some VPN services are used by companies to encrypt traffic from people who might try to intercept internal traffic.
“Russian authorities do not plan to limit their work; Services necessary for the business world, which is also ready to comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation, can continue to operate safely. Moreover, in case such a service is blocked, Roskomnadzor is ready to enter into a dialogue with companies that need it for one reason or another,” Nemkin said.
He emphasized that “only malicious services that are not ready for interaction and dialogue and put their own goals above the interests of users” are categorically blocked.
Previously RIA News He reported that the Ministry of Digital Development announced which VPN services will be blocked in Russia.
Source: Gazeta
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