britanicca
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Hatimaye imetokea mwanzoni mwa mwezi Mei, Rais wa Urusi Bwana Putin alisaini mswada unahusu masuala ya mtandao nchini humo ''Russia's Internet Sovereignity''
Pia inaamuru utendaji au uunzi wa miundombinu inayoruhusu Urusi mitambo yake na intanet yake kuoperate endapo watendaji wa mitambo yao itafeli,
ujumbe
It finally happened, at the beginning of May president Vladimir Putin signed a bill that seeks to establish Russia’s “internet sovereignty.” Among other measures, it dictates the creation of the infrastructure to ensure the operability of the Russian internet in the case of Russian telecom operators’ failure to connect to foreign root servers. A national internet, in other words. The idea of creating an autonomous system of internet governance originated in China, but make no mistake: the Russian internet sovereignty law goes beyond anything China has so far attempted. While China is able to exert control over the content that can be accepted inside its borders, the physical infrastructure of the internet remains very much outside its reach. But then, as Fang asks: if the fundamental infrastructure of the entire global network is based in one country what then happens if that country decides to disconnect China or Russia from the internet? The Russian plan aims to answer Fang’s question by creating a national domain name system, which the internet sovereignty law notes is not yet fully functional but is undergoing creation by Roskomnadzor, the Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media.
The process is fiendishly complicated because it involves storing all prospective content of the internet on servers in Russia, but if it works, then Russia will effectively be in possession of its own internet, capable of fully functioning when disconnected from the global network. Putin said that Russia needs to create an area of the internet “that depends on nobody.” Russian state intelligence organizations have been regularly accused of interfering with the internal affairs of other countries. This attribution depends on the ability to trace the origin of the activity back to its source. But if Russia develops its own internet, that possibility is ruled out. Naturally, some worry that Russia is preparing for a world of recurrent and increasingly violent cyber conflict. One of the most attractive features of the internet as we know it is that every country is vulnerable to widespread disruption and infrastructure collapse, making it less interested in launching an attack with unpredictable consequences. But if Russia is able to isolate itself from the global internet, it suddenly will care much less about what happens to it. Think of a stealth fighter jet, capable of operating in full freedom, undetectable and indestructible. '''
This implies
1) If successful, the Russian military will be able to viciously cyber-attack any nation and then withdraw and disconnect Russia from the World Wide Web, ensuring safety from cyber retribution.
2) If there should ever come a Russian "color revolution", the Putin regime can disconnect from the Internet and block the international community from knowing what draconian measures are transpiring within Russia.
3) In the not too distant future, we will witness a "Balkanisation of the Internet" in which dictators can separate their nations from the free flow of Internet information.
Britanicca
Pia inaamuru utendaji au uunzi wa miundombinu inayoruhusu Urusi mitambo yake na intanet yake kuoperate endapo watendaji wa mitambo yao itafeli,
ujumbe
It finally happened, at the beginning of May president Vladimir Putin signed a bill that seeks to establish Russia’s “internet sovereignty.” Among other measures, it dictates the creation of the infrastructure to ensure the operability of the Russian internet in the case of Russian telecom operators’ failure to connect to foreign root servers. A national internet, in other words. The idea of creating an autonomous system of internet governance originated in China, but make no mistake: the Russian internet sovereignty law goes beyond anything China has so far attempted. While China is able to exert control over the content that can be accepted inside its borders, the physical infrastructure of the internet remains very much outside its reach. But then, as Fang asks: if the fundamental infrastructure of the entire global network is based in one country what then happens if that country decides to disconnect China or Russia from the internet? The Russian plan aims to answer Fang’s question by creating a national domain name system, which the internet sovereignty law notes is not yet fully functional but is undergoing creation by Roskomnadzor, the Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media.
The process is fiendishly complicated because it involves storing all prospective content of the internet on servers in Russia, but if it works, then Russia will effectively be in possession of its own internet, capable of fully functioning when disconnected from the global network. Putin said that Russia needs to create an area of the internet “that depends on nobody.” Russian state intelligence organizations have been regularly accused of interfering with the internal affairs of other countries. This attribution depends on the ability to trace the origin of the activity back to its source. But if Russia develops its own internet, that possibility is ruled out. Naturally, some worry that Russia is preparing for a world of recurrent and increasingly violent cyber conflict. One of the most attractive features of the internet as we know it is that every country is vulnerable to widespread disruption and infrastructure collapse, making it less interested in launching an attack with unpredictable consequences. But if Russia is able to isolate itself from the global internet, it suddenly will care much less about what happens to it. Think of a stealth fighter jet, capable of operating in full freedom, undetectable and indestructible. '''
This implies
1) If successful, the Russian military will be able to viciously cyber-attack any nation and then withdraw and disconnect Russia from the World Wide Web, ensuring safety from cyber retribution.
2) If there should ever come a Russian "color revolution", the Putin regime can disconnect from the Internet and block the international community from knowing what draconian measures are transpiring within Russia.
3) In the not too distant future, we will witness a "Balkanisation of the Internet" in which dictators can separate their nations from the free flow of Internet information.
Britanicca
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