Adoption of the spring law. What is the “Yarovaya package” and how does it threaten Russian society
Yarovaya law(also the Yarovaya package or the Yarovaya-Ozerov package). What is it saying in simple terms? Let's see what's in store for us...
The Yarovaya Law is two federal laws that amend the Federal Law “On Combating Terrorism”, some separate laws in terms of establishing additional measures against terrorism, as well as in the Criminal Code in terms of establishing measures against terrorism.
Links to these federal laws (No. 374-FZ and No. 375-FZ) are at the end of this article. But let's try to figure out what all these changes mean for ordinary citizens. Conventionally, the changes can be divided into 4 parts:
- Expanding the powers of law enforcement agencies.
- New requirements for mobile operators and Internet projects.
- New requirements for forwarding carriers and postal operators.
- Strengthening the regulation of religious missionary activity.
We will definitely analyze the main points that affect the subject of "equipment and technology", but first - a little history.
Irina Yarovaya, Alexey Pushkov, Nadezhda Gerasimova And Viktor Ozerov submitted in April 2016 to the State Duma for consideration bills aimed at combating terrorism and extremism. These bills quickly passed three readings in the State Duma, the Federation Council, and already on July 7, 2018 were signed by the President of the Russian Federation. Most of the amendments came into force on July 20, 2016, but this does not apply to those that caused the greatest resonance - the storage of telephone conversations, SMS, audio, video and text messages in instant messengers and other Internet traffic.
The Criminal Code and the rights of investigators.
The rights of investigators have been expanded - now they are allowed to receive information from electronic correspondence. Previously, this was also possible, but only by court order.
In a number of criminal articles, the terms for crimes related to terrorism and extremism have been increased, and reasons have been added for a ban on leaving the country and entering it.
Three new offenses have appeared - "commission of an act of international terrorism", "assistance to extremist activity", "failure to report a crime of a terrorist nature".
Storage of calls, sms, internet traffic
And here, perhaps, is the point that caused the greatest indignation among citizens. Telecom operators must store all calls of subscribers, as well as their messages for a period determined by the government (currently 6 months). Also, operators must store all information about the facts of receiving, transmitting, delivering and processing messages and calls for the last three years.
All Internet companies and Internet services (Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, etc.) must store the following information: pseudonym (login), date of birth, address, full name, passport data, languages spoken by the user, a list of his relatives, all audio and text messages, video recordings, e-mail address, date and time of entry and exit from the information service, the full name of the client program used by the subscriber. Internet companies and services should provide all this information to special services.
But that is not all. Telecom operators providing telematic services (that is, services via the Internet, such as e-mail, instant messengers, etc.) are required to store all messages and files transmitted through them. The storage period for messages and files is 30 days. Every year for 5 years, this period should increase by 15%.
Encryption tools
From now on, all encryption tools must be certified. The use of other means of encoding information is prohibited. For violation - a fine of 3 to 5 thousand rubles with confiscation of encryption. However, all this concerns information constituting a state secret. Information transmitted, for example, in instant messengers, is not such, therefore, certification is not required there.
However, the "Yarovaya law" requires the organizers of the dissemination of information on the Internet to be able to decode information. That is, all the same messengers must have encryption keys, which, at the request of the FSB, must be transmitted to them. Telegram faced such a problem not so long ago.
This part has already entered into force in 2016.
Explicit disadvantages of the Yarovaya Law
The fight against terrorism is, of course, good. But the Yarovaya Law has many significant disadvantages:
- Execution cost. Means of information storage (drives), system, etc. will cost several trillion rubles + more maintenance. One could feel sorry for telecom operators and Internet companies, but it is unlikely that they themselves will pay for the Yarovaya Law, rather, their subscribers, that is, citizens of the Russian Federation. The deterioration and rise in prices of tariffs has already begun.
- Secret of correspondence. According to the constitution, it seems to exist ... only by a court decision can it be violated. But then the "Spring Law" appears ... and that's it. There is no more secret correspondence.
- Fight against extremism. Not only terrorism, but also extremism falls under many clauses of the Yarovaya Law. And extremism is a commitment to extreme views, methods of action (usually in politics). So it is recommended to be extremely careful to express everything in the same in social networks…especially considering last news on raising the retirement age, utility tariffs, VAT, etc. I think you may have noticed that quite a few cases of extremism have recently been considered, in which posts and reposts on Vkontakte appeared. And here I am not saying that the fight against extremism is bad, but that it is not so difficult to make the case “extremist”.
Official documents
"Federal Law of July 6, 2016 No. 374-FZ" - read the full version of the law.
"Federal Law of July 6, 2016 No. 375-FZ" - read the full version of the law.
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On the last day of work, the State Duma of the sixth convocation adopted one of the most resonant bills of recent years.
How the law was passed
The bill was submitted to the State Duma on April 7 by deputy Irina Yarovaya and member of the Federation Council Viktor Ozerov. They explained the initiative with "new problems" with international terrorism. In the first reading, the draft was adopted on May 13.
In the second and immediately in the third reading, the draft was adopted on June 24. The final amendments were distributed to the parliamentarians a few minutes before the discussion. As a result, the project was noticeably relaxed. 287 deputies voted for the draft in the third reading, 147 voted against, one abstained.
What is the purpose of the amendments
Allow employees of the FSB and the Foreign Intelligence Service to “receive free of charge from government agencies and state non-budgetary funds” access to information systems and databases.
To classify as search activities the receipt by law enforcement agencies of "computer information", including access to e-mail, SMS messages.
To oblige postal operators to “take measures” to ensure that weapons and other “dangerous” items are not sent by mail.
Increase for telecom operators and Internet companies the period of storage of information about the facts of reception, transmission, delivery and (or) processing of voice information and text messages, as well as images, sounds or other user messages up to three years (now - six months). On the day the law was adopted, the authors made concessions and agreed to increase this period to only one year.
Regulate missionary activity. For example, it is forbidden to preach in living quarters.
Toughen punishments for terrorism and extremism, as well as supplement the Criminal Code with new offenses in this category.
Deprivation of citizenship of those who become involved in terrorist and extremist activities. Those suspected of such involvement should be banned from traveling abroad.
By the second reading, it was decided to abandon these types of punishment.
Imprisonment for a term of five to ten years for "inducing, recruiting and otherwise involving" in committing mass riots.
Imprisonment from 10 to 20 years for creating a terrorist organization.
The number of criminal articles, the responsibility for which comes from the age of 14, is increasing.
Fine for legal entities for using the media and the Internet to disclose state secrets - from 400 thousand to 1 million rubles.
What are the dangers of amendments and how they were accepted
The proposed rules on deprivation of citizenship do not comply with Art. 6 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation (“a citizen of the Russian Federation cannot be deprived of his citizenship or the right to change it”).
None of the heads of other responsible Duma committees was involved in the development of Irina Yarovaya's amendments.
The innovations came as a surprise to religious leaders: they were not consulted when drafting the law.
The legal department of the State Duma noted that the increased punishment for complicity in the commission of terrorist crimes in some cases will lead to a more severe punishment than for their commission.
According to telecom operators, the implementation of the requirements of the bill will deprive them of their net profit and leave the budget without tax deductions.
The Yarovaya Law, commonly known as the Yarovaya Package, is a set of bills passed by the State Duma on July 6, 2017. The event caused a great resonance in society. In the independent media and the Internet community, these laws were criticized in almost all directions, although initially the goal was positive and correct - countering extremism and terrorism.
Why are measures with extremely noble goals so unpopular? To understand this, you need to consider that this is Yarovaya's law (in simple words), and also answer a number of questions that will be discussed in detail below. And now a little about the author of the project.
About the author of the project: Irina Yarovaya
The federal law Yarovaya is named after the current deputy from the United Russia party, Irina Anatolyevna Yarovaya. Since 2008 she has been a member of the General Council. The beginning of Irina Anatolyevna's political career strongly contradicts her current position in politics. She began her activities in the Yabloko party, which is in opposition to her current party affiliation.
Some time ago, Irina Anatolyevna, as a member of the Council of Deputies in the Kamchatka region, headed the Yabloko faction and actively opposed the policy of United Russia. She repeatedly ran for the State Duma, without stopping her political activities in Yabloko and being in opposition to the leadership of the Kamchatka region.
In 2003, Irina Anatolyevna was offered to go to " United Russia' but she refused. In 2007, she left the Yabloko party and moved to United Russia, as she wanted to move to Moscow for permanent residence. According to the results of the regular elections, she took second place, but still received a deputy mandate due to the fact that the winner refused it.
In the Duma, she became known for the creation of bills that dealt with restrictions on holding rallies, tightening migration policies, and many other areas. Her most famous brainchild in the political field was the Yarovaya Law. We will consider its essence further.
The essence of Yarovaya's amendments to the Criminal Code
Spring law - what is it? In simple words, these are two separate bills that introduce several amendments to the Federal Law “On Combating Terrorism” and other regulations that relate to the same issue, as well as to some articles of the Criminal Code. Both parts of the package were accepted on July 6, 2017.
The first part is Law No. 374-FZ. According to the Yarovaya law, the operators mobile communications and providers are required to store a wealth of user data on their servers until required by law enforcement or other authorized agencies. Information about visiting Internet pages, recording calls and messages will be stored. This part of the Yarovaya federal law caused the greatest public outcry, because the Russians considered it a violation of the right to privacy.
The second part is Law No. 375-FZ. The text of the law introduces several amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The terms for articles on promoting terrorism, participation in terrorist and extremist activities, campaigning for these types of activities, as well as for many other articles related to countering this illegal activity, have been extended. Federal law allows teenagers from the age of 14 to be held criminally liable for participation in terrorist groups. One of the innovations is "non-reporting", that is, not reporting a crime. Since the entry into force of the Yarovaya law, this has been a criminal offense.
The term "act of international terrorism" has become a new definition. In short, this is the commission of a terrorist act outside the Russian Federation, if the citizens of the Russian Federation, their lives and integrity were endangered. In addition to the main points, the law introduces a huge number of amendments and additions to the legal field of the Russian Federation regarding terrorist activities.
The texts of laws (document No. 374-FZ consists of nineteen articles, No. 375-FZ - of four) are easy to understand. They can be found on the official website of the government of the Russian Federation. They are written in plain language, which excludes any other interpretation than was intended by the author.
What threatens the law to citizens of the Russian Federation
The essence of Yarovaya's laws is outlined above. On July 20 last year, the project came into force. What does this mean for Russian citizens? Religious beliefs and organizations are not prohibited, but disseminating information about them to people who have not clearly expressed their desire to know something, and without special permission, is now punishable. The fine will be 50 thousand rubles for individuals and up to 500 thousand for organizations.
Storage by operators of data (all calls and correspondence of Russians) for up to six months and contact history for up to three years threatens to increase the cost of communication. To store the data of one person, the operator will have to buy ten external drives of four terabytes, which is about $ 1,700.
All telecommunications companies are required to decrypt users' personal information for the FSB. The authorities can access money transactions and private messages. The Human Rights Council said that the law is contrary to the Constitution. And you need to come up with a decryption technology. Most of the world's companies will not agree to this, because the encryption key storage center can become a bait for intruders. They will also "look" not only into email, but also in the usual. Therefore, the parcels will begin to be scanned.
According to the Yarovaya law, in Russia now, from the age of 14, teenagers can be held criminally liable under 32 articles (instead of 22). Underage citizens are now responsible for participating in riots: hijacking an aircraft, inciting ethnic hatred in social networks. For most of the articles relating to terrorism and extremism, the penalties have been toughened. All this is only a part of what Yarovaya's amendments contain.
Conditions for telecom operators
What is this - Yarovaya's law? In simple terms, this is a violation of subscribers' rights to privacy, but supporters of the package implementation say otherwise. There is an opinion that this is a necessary part of the law, which will make it possible to more effectively counter terrorism. The first legislative act of the package amended the work of operators and providers, as well as telecommunications companies. These organizations are now required to create databases and store user conversations and messages. The data will be stored in data centers and transferred to law enforcement agencies at the request of the latter.
In addition to interfering with privacy, this law involves a rise in price cellular communication, which was not reported to their subscribers by cellular operators. Storing such volumes of data is a very costly procedure that requires significant costs that are comparable to the budgets of entire countries. Huge funds require the construction of a data center and ensuring the smooth operation of the network. Currently, there is talk of softening this clause, but it is not yet known whether the repeal of the law or the authorities will make something fundamentally new out of it.
Working conditions for logistics companies
There are also amendments to the Federal Law “On transport and forwarding activities”. Freight forwarders are now required to conduct a complete and meticulous check of documents, as well as information about the cargo, the nuances of transportation. The Yarovaya law for transport companies promises huge costs for logistics and transport companies. The money is needed to buy special screening equipment and other equipment. Of course, the cost of delivery of goods will also increase. According to some analysts, in the future this could bring down the Internet commerce market in Russia by 40%.
Countering terrorism
Now, unregistered means of encryption are banned, and a fine of three to five thousand rubles is imposed for violation. In addition, the coding tool itself will be confiscated from the violator. The draft laws of Yarovaya provide for the avoidance of conflicts based on religious affiliation. For this reason, representatives of religious organizations and societies were forbidden to go to apartments and houses and introduce people to their faith. It is worth talking about Yarovaya's law on missionary activity separately.
Missionary activity
Missionary activity (distribution) is now forbidden to anyone who does not have official permission. But even for officially registered religious groups, there are several serious restrictions. Representatives of the organization must have all the papers that confirm their belonging to a registered organization, all publications and materials for distribution (flyers, leaflets, booklets) must be marked with a special marking. Violation of the amendment provides for liability in the form of a monetary fine.
When does it take effect
The Yarovaya Law (at least most of the amendments) have already been implemented since July 20, 2017. The age threshold for legal liability for terrorist activities and assistance to extremism has been lowered, amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, acts relating to missionary activities, and restrictions for transport companies have come into force. When does the Yarovaya law come into force in full? The most resonant part of the project - the restriction of the work of mobile operators, telecommunications companies and Internet providers comes into force on July 1, 2018. Politicians considered that by this time the technical and regulatory framework would be prepared, and all disagreements between the government and society regarding the implementation of such large-scale changes would be resolved.
Actual news
On this moment the government is actively discussing the process of implementing all the points of the bill. The stumbling block is the storage of user data. According to preliminary estimates alone, the cost of implementing the Yarovaya law for telecommunications companies and telecom operators will be about 5 trillion rubles.
In January 2018, the Ministry of Communications and Communications stated that the cost could be reduced to 100 billion rubles, but subject to the completion of the project. They want to remove the history of online video and torrent downloads from the list of data for storage. Due to the reduction in the amount of data, there will be no need for large storage.
Cellular operators are calling for even bigger changes. Company representatives say that only voice calls and messages should be stored, otherwise the implementation of the law will lead to a significant rise in the cost of communication. This item is not yet fully ready for implementation. Now there are heated discussions and heated debates around the Yarovaya law on data storage. To bring it to life, most likely, you will still have to slightly weaken individual points.
How the law works in practice
A year has passed since the implementation of the Yarovaya law, the main mechanisms of the project have been considered, which means that it is already possible to look at how the amendments work in practice. The most widely discussed and sad case was the murder of Andrei Karlov, a Russian diplomat in Turkey. On December 19, 2017, a terrorist shot and killed the Russian ambassador at a photography exhibition in Ankara. The killer shouted Islamic slogans and threatened the visitors of the event with a weapon. The perpetrator called it revenge for the actions of the Russian Federation in Syria. On the occasion of the murder of the Russian ambassador, a case was opened under the article “committing an act of international terrorism”, which was introduced by the Yarovaya amendments.
The article on missionary work had shown itself several times over the previous year. The most famous event is the detention of D. Ugai (pictured). Administrative proceedings were initiated against him for giving a lecture on yoga. The young man was blamed not for the lecture itself, but for promoting Hinduism. But the court decided to stop the proceedings.
These are the most discussed cases in the media and society of the implementation of the Yarovaya law. What is this? In simple words, this means that the amendments work and give certain results. Admittedly, there are still a few shortcomings. The question of the positive or negative effect of the project implementation is completely subjective.
Information Security
So is the Yarovaya law (the text of the law in simple words presented above) an attempt on information security personality or not? This issue still causes heated debate between supporters and opponents of the amendments. Certainly, telephone conversations of an individual citizen should be personal, should not be tapped by anyone except the interlocutor at the opposite end of the wire. But these conversations will not be tapped. They will simply be stored on the servers of the telecommunications company and will be required by the structures only if a citizen is suspected of complicity or involvement in terrorist activities.
The Yarovaya package has and weak sides, and strong. Some shortcomings can be interpreted in two ways and used to the detriment of citizens. Therefore, it is a personal matter for everyone to choose which side of the barricades to be on. Supporters of the project will say that these are necessary measures in connection with the spread of the terrorist threat and the build-up of the power of extremist organizations (like ISIS), which are banned in Russia. Opponents are of the opinion that the terrorists will find some way to circumvent all these restrictions, and the implementation of the bill will only increase the cost of communication and violate the right to privacy.
Both supporters and opponents of the Yarovaya package are right. In some ways, the law makes a significant contribution to the fight against terrorism, but in some ways it only harms the economy. But do not forget that some of the most important points of the project are still being discussed.
Yarovaya package analogs
In the European Union, from 2006 to 2014, there was a European Commission directive requiring data to be stored for at least six months. In 2014, the directive was repealed, and the issue was further regulated by national governments.
In the UK, a law was passed in 2014 requiring operators to store user data. True, the act was soon challenged in the court of the European Union. Experts then calculated that the cost of implementing such a project would be about 180 million pounds (that's about 15 trillion rubles). However, the largest telecommunications company in the United Kingdom (32% of the market mobile operators) believes that innovations will cost this amount only for her alone.
In Germany, operators must store data for six months, and in 2016 the government introduced regulations that reduced this to ten weeks. In addition, the list of cases in which law enforcement agencies may require this information has been significantly reduced.
In Australia, operators store subscriber data for the last two years. With a population of 23 million people, it cost 400 million Australian dollars (18 trillion Russian rubles), and operating expenses amounted to four dollars per subscriber per year. The government has compensated for the costs of innovation and the creation of the necessary infrastructure, but operating costs are charged to subscribers.
Infamous intelligence officer Edward Snowden in 2013 gave reporters information that the United States National Security Agency had developed information system, which allows you to collect any information about subscribers over telecommunication networks. Experts say that the NSA recorded more than 1.7 billion conversations and messages daily, and also made about five billion records of the location of phone owners around the world, not just in America itself. Of course, the government did not inform the citizens about this.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the Yarovaya antiterrorist package, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"The President signed a package of documents, amendments to the law on measures to counter terrorism," Interfax quoted Peskov as saying. Also, he added, a list of instructions to the government was signed.
"The government will strictly monitor how this law will be implemented, and if any really undesirable manifestations are revealed, it will take appropriate measures on behalf of the president," Peskov explained.
Putin instructed the FSB to "approve the procedure for certifying the means of coding (encryption) for the transmission of messages" on the Internet, according to the Kremlin's website. The President instructed the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Communications "to analyze and submit proposals regarding the possibility, timing and volume of financial costs in order to organize the production of domestic equipment and create a domestic software necessary for the storage and processing of voice information, written text, images, sounds, video or other electronic messages of users".
July 7, 15:01 In 2016, communication prices will not increase, assured the Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of Russia Nikolai Nikiforov. He did not comment on the possible increase in tariffs in 2017 and 2018.
"We can say with confidence: in 2016, no increase in prices for communication services is expected as a result of the adoption of a package of anti-terrorist laws," TASS quoted Nikiforov as saying.
July 7, 19:14 The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia will check the validity of the increase in communication tariffs if operators explain their increase by fulfilling the requirements of the antiterrorist package of laws. This was told to TASS by the head of the communications and information technology regulation department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Elena Zaeva: "If there is an increase in prices, we will investigate it. We believe that additional investments will be needed, but we cannot say about the volume, we have no data for this."
July 8, 10:42 am The collection of signatures against the "Yarovaya package" has begun on the website of the Russian Public Initiative. "This law requires a lot of money and can lead to the bankruptcy of many Internet companies, and reduce the state's income from taxes received from them. It also infringes on human rights," the authors of the initiative say.
July 8, 15:13 Russian Post will have to spend 500 billion rubles to fulfill the provisions of the Yarovaya package. This money will be used to purchase special equipment and attract trained specialists to all 42,000 post offices, the state-owned company said. Interfax writes about this:
“At the same time, more than 100 billion rubles will need to be allocated annually for its maintenance and remuneration of personnel providing control over the admission postal items", the message says.Russian Post is required by law to check parcels for the presence of explosives and poisonous substances. In addition, the postal operator is obliged to take measures to prevent weapons, explosives, poisonous plants and animals, drugs, poisons, money, perishable products from being sent by mail. To do this, postal workers can use X-ray machines, radioscopic devices, metal detectors, gas analyzers, chemical equipment, and other devices that help detect weapons and explosives.
“Given the scale and vast geography of our country, the implementation of legislative changes will require serious study and resources, both in terms of their technical and financial support,” Russian Post notes.
According to the postal operator, the law requires "a more detailed study and understanding of both the volume of real financial costs and their sources, so that its implementation does not affect the efficiency of the functioning of the most important social infrastructure of the state, which has always been and remains the postal service."
July 9, 12:23 The Russian Post admitted that because of the "Yarovaya package" they would accept parcels open, RBC reports with reference to Sergey Malyshev, deputy general director for the forwarding business of the state-owned company. The post office can start working this way if "the law does not oblige to equip all 42,000 post offices with expensive X-ray television equipment."
Malyshev recalled that this "practice has already been repeatedly used in post offices during events requiring increased security measures, for example, during the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi."
July 13, 11:20 Because of Yarovaya's "package", the average cost of parcel delivery could increase by 60% - up to 400 rubles per item, Vedomosti writes, citing Alexander Ivanov, president of the National Association of Distance Selling.
According to Ivanov, as a result, people will buy 30-40% less in online stores: buyers are unlikely to be interested in goods whose delivery costs more than they do.
July 14, 14:55 Moscow City Hall agreed holding a rally against the "Yarovaya package" - it will be held on July 26 from 18:00 to 20:30 on Yauzskiye Vorota Square in the center of Moscow.
July 22, 11:58 The mayor's office did not allow the rally, said Alexei Mayorov, head of the capital's regional security department.
"On July 26, a group of citizens on behalf of Leonid Volkov, Ivan Zhdanov and Yevgeny Zamyatin filed an application related to the protection of articles 23 and 24 of the Constitution and freedom of the Internet. During the execution, the approval procedure was not properly followed. As a result, the rally was denied ", Mayorov told Interfax.
Leonid Volkov, one of the organizers, wrote on his blog that the mayor's office banned the rally "for far-fetched reasons":
On July 11, they submitted an application for holding a rally on July 26 on Slavyanskaya Square; three days later, on July 14, the mayor's office responded by suggesting that the rally be moved to the Yauza Gate Square. Although their proposal was not motivated (it did not contain any reference to any of the legal reasons for postponing the rally), we, following our strategy, immediately agreed. I was in Novosibirsk at the trial, so that same evening Ivan Zhdanov, one of the three applicants, took our consent to the transfer to the mayor's office.According to the law on mass events, from that moment on, the rally is considered coordinated. Dot. There can be no discrepancies here, and the practice of holding rallies in recent years has fully developed.
Suddenly yesterday, July 21 in the evening - a week after the agreement! - Zhdanov is summoned to the mayor's office and they say: "You know, we changed our minds." And they give a formal reason: you know, here you have three applicants (this is standard practice - formally one is responsible for the general organization, one for medicine and one for security), and in your consent to the transfer proposal - only one signature (Zhdanova). "So we believe that you did not agree to the postponement, so the rally is not agreed."
This, of course, is nonsense. We hold rallies not for the first and not for the tenth time, the procedure is standard and based on the law, she always arranged the mayor's office, as she arranged, and throughout the week - until yesterday evening. It is quite obvious that some boss from among the real authors of the Yarovaya package called them and threw a tantrum, only this can explain the actions of the mayor's office.
July 26, 13:35 The organizers of the rally are submitting a new application - for 19:00 Tuesday, August 9. Details on his blog are published by Leonid Volkov.
August 1, 10:09 The city authorities agreed on a rally on August 9, but offered to hold it in Sokolniki Park, and not on the Yauza Gate Square, Vasily Oleinik, the first deputy head of the Moscow Department of Regional Security and Anti-Corruption, told RIA Novosti. “We offered them to hold a public event in the park, in Sokolniki… There is no answer yet,” he said.
August 2, 12:35 The organizers of the rally agreed to hold it on August 9 in Sokolniki, RIA Novosti reports.
August 4, 02:47 Russia does not produce the equipment needed to fulfill the Yarovaya package, the Izvestiya newspaper reports, citing sources close to the Ministry of Communications. The information was confirmed to the publication by MegaFon, Beeline and MTS.
“We know what equipment the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications plans to recommend, but we haven’t seen the document [sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade],” said Dmitry Petrov, Director for Government Relations at MegaFon. - "Megafon" periodically carries out purchases of similar equipment. Russian companies did not participate in these purchases, and we do not know that they produce such equipment.The official representatives of MTS company Dmitry Solodovnikov and VimpelCom company Anna Aibasheva also confirmed that Russia does not produce the entire line of equipment to implement the requirements of the law.
Moreover, certain types of hardware and software systems, for example, for removing, cataloging and storing an array of information, are not mass-produced not only in Russia, but also in the world, Solodovnikov noted.
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