Kremlin wants to shoot the Messenger, and WhatsApp to boot
Found on The Register on Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Russian media outlets report that laws mandating encryption backdoors have been tabled in the Duma.
Citizens using the apps and refusing to let security officials read their messages would be subject to fines of up to 3,000 roubles, officials could be fined up to 5,000 roubles, and legal entities as much as 50,000 roubles.
Who said the US and Russia have nothing in common?