Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law requiring Internet companies to store all personal data of Russian citizens on servers located within the country’s borders, ZDNet reports. Officials at the Kremlin said the law seeks to improve “the management of personal data of Russian citizens on computer networks,” and businesses that do not comply will be blocked. The new law could stymy dissent within the country—often expressed and disseminated via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The Association of Electronic Communication—a group that lobbies on behalf of Internet companies—said “many global Internet services would be impossible” under the law.
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