BAN CAM

As part of a public campaign conducted by Roskomsvoboda, we demand a moratorium on the use of Facial Recognition Technology by law enforcement and supervisory authorities in relation to persons who were not involved in any offenses and did not consent to the use of their biometric data... Since 2015, the Russian authorities have taken a number of steps aimed at seriously restricting the right to respect for private life and confidentiality of correspondence. The authorities have extended the system of constant direct control of conversations to all Internet communications. The most controversial measure is the so-called "Yarovaya Law" adopted on July 6, 2016. The law is a package of amendments, in particular, to the Federal Law "On Information, Information Technologies and the Protection of Information" and the Federal Law "On Communications" under the pretext of countering terrorism. These amendments were affecting various aspects of telecommunications regulation, including those..