Die Verschlüsselung stört halt SORM, womit der FSB u.a. stets nicht nur Metadaten sondern Inhalte bei jedem IT/TK-Dienstleister abgreift.
https://leaksource.wordpress.com/?s=sorm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SORM
"On January 5, 2000, during his first week in office, President Vladimir Putin amended the law to allow seven other federal security agencies (next to the FSB) access to data gathered via SORM. The newly endowed agencies included:[12][13]
Russia's tax police
Russian Police
Federal Protective Service
Border patrol and customs
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Kremlin Regiment
Presidential Security Service
Parliamentary security services"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance_in_Russia
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In July 2016, President Vladimir Putin signed into law two sets of legislative amendments commonly referred to as the Yarovaya Law after their key author, Irina Yarovaya. According to the amendments, Internet and telecom companies are required to store for 6 months to 3 years communications and metadata, and disclose them as well as "all other information necessary," to authorities, on request and without a court order. It also requires email and messaging service providers to have cryptographic backdoors. The surveillance regulations will take effect on 1 July 2018.
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Anonymity
Operators of free Wi-Fi hotspots (restaurants, libraries, cafes etc.) are legally required to collect personal details of all users, identify them using passports, and store the data.[13][12]
All VPN software and anonymizers that do not implement Russia's internet blacklist are banned in Russia as of November 2017.[14][15][16]
"Organizers of information dissemination" such as online messenger services that allow unidentified users are banned as of January 2018.[17]
Messaging services, email and social networks that use encrypted data are required to permit the Federal Security Service (FSB) to access and read their encrypted communications without a court order starting in July 2018. ..."