The Russian web firm has confirmed that it was asked to provide evidence in a potential EU antitrust case against Google, over its bundling of core services with Android. Investigators are… Read more »
Remember that crazy Russian law forcing any web service that handles Russians’ personal data to store it in Russian data centers? The one that’s annoyed the U.S. and may lead to… Read more »
The U.S. firms have reportedly been told they must store Russians’ local data and metadata on Russian soil, and abide by the same restrictions on free speech to which traditional Russian… Read more »
Russian lawmakers seem to enjoy introducing then backpedalling on crazy new ideas for controlling communications. This week’s scheme would have forced VoIP operators to display the caller’s “real” phone number when… Read more »
The search firm’s new Yandex.Master platform aggregates offers from smaller service providers, be they cleaning firms or other Taskrabbit-ish platforms like YouDo. Read more »
A Friday report in Vedomosti suggested that, on 22 September, President Putin will meet with the country’s security council to discuss the possibility of cutting out the foreign internet in times… Read more »
Sunday reports in Swiss media have cited a confidential opinion by the country’s attorney general that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden should not be sent home to the U.S., if he visits… Read more »
Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter account was taken over by an anti-Kremlin wag on Thursday morning, but it appears to be back in the hands of his team. Read more »