Russia’s Cyber Gulag: Tracking And Controlling Citizens

Russia was historically slow in uptake of total surveillance technology, but they are racing to catch up, partly because of the war in Ukraine and partly because its propaganda engine is wearing thin with its populace. Russia’s tightening relationship with China also signals a transfer of technology and Technocratic strategies to implement it.⁃ TN EditorWhen Yekaterina Maksimova can’t afford to be late, the journalist and activist avoids taking the Moscow subway, even though it