A new facial recognition app, FindFace allows users to photograph anybody in the crowd and find their identities through their social media profile. The app was launched just two months ago and…
Tag: Russia
Russian embassy tweets: Or how not to run an effective propaganda on twitter
“In Putin’s Russia, it is not game developers who use official Government images, but the Russian Government who uses old game images.” That may sound like the lamest “In Mother Russia” joke…
Europe’s satnav closer to reality with Galileo satellites 9, 10 scheduled for launch
Europe’s next two satellites in the series of Galileo satellites are finally ready for launch after a string of delays and have been positioned atop the Russian Soyuz ST-B launcher for their…
Google faces antitrust investigation in Russia over apps, search
Russia’s antitrust regulator has reportedly called out for an antitrust investigation into Google Inc. on Friday over alleged violation of anti-monopoly law. According to Reuters, the probe follows a complaint from Russia’s…
Google relocates engineers out of Russia
Tech giant Google has decided to shutter its engineering operations in Russia amid growing restrictions on internet freedom in the country. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google will re-locate engineers out…
Russia: Google, Twitter & Facebook must register as ‘organizers of information distribution’
Maxim Ksenzov, deputy chief of the Roskomnadzor: If Google, Facebook or Twitter “do not obey with the demands of the Russian law, they will be subjected to administrative sanctions.”
Edward Snowden granted Three years stay in Russia
Snowden’s lawyer: Snowden is living in an undisclosed location in Russia and has an IT job, learning Russian and lives of his own salary,
Russia demands access to Apple, SAP source code amidst spying fears
Russia: Obviously, companies which disclose the source code of their programmes are not hiding anything, but those who do not intend to establish cooperation with Russia on this issue may have undeclared capabilities in their products.
Russia goes after TOR’s privacy; announces £65,000 bounty
As many as 200,000 users use TOR in Russia to hide their identity and to surf the dark web.
Alleged iOS ransomware perpetrators arrested in Russia
We are not sure whether these hackers are the ones responsible for iOS ransomware attacks in Australia, New Zealand, US and Canada.
First Tizen smartphone – Samsung Z to land in Russia
The Korean electronics giant is giving out signals that Android isn’t the only mobile OS it is banking on.
Creator of Blackhole exploit kit ‘Paunch’ arrested
Creator of one of the most feared and successful cybercrime tools, Blackhole Exploit Kit, known as ‘Paunch’ has been arrested along with 12 others and has been charged with creating and participating…
Russian court orders The Pirate Bay founder to take down Rutor.org, Kinozal.tv
A Russian court has joined the ‘punish Gottfrid Svartholm’ bandwagon and has held Gottfrid Svartholm responsible for copyright infringements that take place though Rutor.org and Kinozal.tv. Svartholm is listed as the registrant…