Russia does not switch off the mobile phone connection. “The measures are aimed at the fight against fraudsters and” gray “SIM cards,” said the digital ministry in Moscow. Biometric data is personal data such as fingerprints that can be used to clearly identify a person.
Citizens of other states had to register until Tuesday in the uniform biometric system. Everyone who did not do this would gradually make the connection with the mobile operator, it was said. There is no similar regulations for Russian citizens.
Foreigners need an account at a state portal
Since the beginning of the year it has been much harder for foreigners to get a SIM card. You must set an account with the Statenerviceport “Gosuslugi”, request a pension insurance number and have recorded your biometric data with a photo and voice. You must also specify the device identification number (IMEI) of the mobile phone with which the SIM card must be used. A foreigner may not have more than ten SIM cards.
The ultimate intention of innovation is a stronger control over climbing. Russia has recently tightened the test regulations for many guest workers from the Central Asian ex-Soviet republics.
Moscow continues to limit communication
Control and censorship through the state has increased considerably more than three years ago in Russia since the start of the war war against Ukraine. Numerous pages, including offers from Western and independent media, were blocked. Many online services such as YouTube were drunk through the network speed – sometimes so strong that they are practically no longer usable without a virtual private network (VPN). But the VPN providers are also increasingly being closed to block access to the outside world in Russia in this way.
The Russian Parliament recently passed a law to create his own messenger. State services must also be integrated into the chat program.
The mobile internet is also more and more regionally resolved. The closure in the capital around 9 May, when Russia celebrated the day of victory over Nazi Germany with a large military parade on the red square. Since then there have always been temporary switches in various regions of the world’s largest country. Authorities always justify this with security measures, for example when Ukrainian drones approach.
Source: Krone
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