Russia takes another step toward tightening control of the internet, calling it ‘national security’

When Boris Nadezhdin gets in his car to cross several Russian regions each month, the opposition politician always travels with two phones. 

One is his official device. It’s attached to his main phone number; on it, he has downloaded the new Max app, something Russia is trying to position as an indispensable communication tool. 

On his other phone, are the apps he uses for personal communication, along with a virtual private network, or VPN, that he relies on to circumvent Russia’s growing internet restrictions. 

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