Russia bans foreign online ID verification systems

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a package of laws further regulating the country’s online sphere, including a ban on user registrations with foreign e-mail addresses or ID services by Gmail or Apple in favor of domestic digital ID players.

The move has caused an uproar in the Russian IT industry which says that the regulation will affect verification for online financial services. And local digital rights activists see it as another step towards isolating the Russian internet.

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