Putin signs controversial ‘Big Brother’ law

• Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the controversial “anti-terrorist” legislation adopted by the lower and upper houses of parliament in late June, despite the flurry of criticism from opposition-minded circles and the serious concerns expressed by Russian telecom and internet companies
• It will boost the surveillance powers for the security services by requiring communication providers to store users' calls, messages, photographs and videos for six months, as well as metadata for up to three years.
• The laws include increasing government powers of surveillance, strengthening the punishment for inciting or justifying terrorism online and increasing the number of crimes with which children between the ages of 14 and 17 can be charged.

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current affairs:

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the controversial _________ law for anti terrorism: a)Big Brother Law b)Twenty Point Law c)Surveillance Law d)None of these

source: the hindu