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RFE: Russian Duma Bans Military Personnel From Using Smartphones, Tablets
Russian lawmakers have approved a bill banning the armed forces from carrying smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets capable of recording and keeping information while on duty.
According to the bill, approved in its third and final reading in the lower house on February 19, only regular phones with no cameras and without an Internet connection are now allowed in the Russian armed forces.
The bill also bans military personnel from sharing information online about their military units, missions, services, colleagues, former colleagues, and their relatives.
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WNU Editor: The bill passed unanimously, 408 - 0.
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2 comments:
408 - 0.. that's not a vote, but a decree (and it makes sense, the US should do the same for its military, there have been quite a few incidents where locations of troops were revealed, e.g. by fitness trackers)
Good luck policing that.
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