a new regulation regarding access to WIFI zones in Russia

[Irina Shevelenko]

Here is a useful commentary by Anton Nosik:

 

http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/nossik/1376090-echo/

 

Irina

 

From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bradley Gorski
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 8:05 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] a new regulation regarding access to WIFI zones in Russia

 

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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