**Routers, your documents: Roskomnadzor targets Russians’ modems**
Russia’s internet space is gearing up for a new level of control — and this time, the focus is on access devices themselves. Under a new law (https://www.consultant.ru/law/review/209328563.html), Roskomnadzor will require internet providers to collect and transmit data about users’ network equipment. Simply put, your home router, that blinking little friend, will officially be added to Roskomnadzor’s acquaintance list. Officials now want to know what hardware you’re using to access the internet — and even where exactly you’re doing it. Is Big Brother winking through the lights of your modem? It seems so.
**Operators are creating gadget “profiles”**
Roskomnadzor’s directive (with a title as long as a paragraph, naturally) obligates telecom operators to identify user equipment — from classic modems and Wi-Fi routers to smartphones, laptops, and desktop PCs. Officially, this is meant to ensure the “stability and security” of the Russian internet. Unofficially, it sounds like the beginning of a total inventory of household gadgets. It’s almost as if every router will get its own passport! Providers will record which device you use to access the internet and pass this information on to Roskomnadzor. Even VPNs won’t help — your connection region and device will still be logged. The result? It feels like the internet connection of every Russian citizen is under a magnifying glass: as though the state is peeking into your home to check which modem you’re using today. Ironic? Absolutely — welcome to digital control.
**User reactions: laughter through surveillance**
The news about “router registration” has sparked a mix of sarcasm and concern within the online community. Users are already joking that soon they’ll have to:
– Rename their home Wi-Fi to “Hello_RKN” to make regulators feel more comfortable spying on them.
– Wrap their router in foil, just in case it helps ward off prying eyes (spoiler: it won’t).
– Dig out their dusty dial-up modem from the closet — let them try to collect data on that!
Some are genuinely worried about total surveillance, while others suggest greeting Roskomnadzor with memes and creative Wi-Fi network names. Either way, the situation is absurd: officials will recognize your router by “face,” and you’ll feel like a character in a cyberpunk novel, where every pixel of your screen is being watched by Roskomnadzor.
https://xrust.ru/ wouldn’t be surprised if the next step is registering smart kettles and refrigerators — after all, control must be boiled down to perfection.
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