Skype: Not In Russia!

Internal Security Service of Russia wants to ban running Skype, Gmail Hotmail country, because they allow the existence of an encrypted communication

Russia's security forces do not like Skype and Gmail. In fact, the federal security agency of the state requests generally prohibit their use in Russia, its experts claimed that because these services are "a danger to national security." The reason, according to director of the agency's information security, is that this is a non-encrypted media outside. Behind the request is non-ability of the Russian intelligence services of foreign service information system using SORM - deployed security system, according to Russian law, in all media providers, both voice and Internet. Theoretically, the services require a supplier can receive the information itself, but because it is encrypted, they can not hack it without a court order because the information is encrypted and is protected under privacy protection laws. Spokesman for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, confirmed that the official position of the intelligence services, saying that "there are different points, some against and some for ... it is clear that technological achievements not only brings good things but also bad." Encrypt online and mobile communications services causes, time after time, quarrels between technology companies trying to protect the privacy Azrahm and intelligence services. Thus, there was an uproar last year over an encrypted messaging service of telephone Ablkabari countries like India and Emirates. Countries demanded that the intelligence services can access the service, while RIM tried to save him - often successfully. Other countries such as China, services that allow encrypted communication with other countries were outlawed.