a new regulation regarding access to WIFI zones in Russia

[Bradley Gorski]

It looks like this might not be as sweeping as we originally thought:

In English:
http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/2975/anonymous-wifi-in-the-russian-countryside-now-illegal

And in Russian: http://itar-tass.com/obschestvo/1368342

On Friday, August 8, 2014, Alexandra Smith <Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Just in case if you haven't read the latest news about WIFI access in
> Russia, here is a link to an article that explains the new regulation in
> accordance with which everyone  can sign into public WiFi zones now only by
> divulging the number of his/her passport:http://tvrain.ru/
> articles/podkljuchatsja_k_wi_fi_v_obschestvennyh_mestah_
> razreshat_tolko_po_pasportu-373709/
>
> On a humorous note: one of Bykov's poems written last year features WIFI
> in an unusual context: http://rhyme-addict.livejournal.com/322583.html
>
> It is also available on Bykov FB page: https://www.facebook.com/
> BykovDmitriyLvovich/posts/226108490866435
>
> All best,
> Alexandra
>
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