Why have authorities relaxed measures to combat fraud?
Amendments that will soften several initiatives are being prepared for the second reading of the second package of anti-fraud measures in the State Duma. Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Ivan Lebedev, announced this at a meeting of the IT Committee, according to RBC. He stated that the ministry intends to adjust the proposal to completely ban incoming calls from abroad, so that Russians can freely communicate, for example, with relatives abroad. According to the deputy minister, this issue will be "subject to further adjustments."
One option currently being discussed is a "self-blocking" mode for international calls, similar to a credit holiday: the user would be able to enable and disable the restriction themselves. A more flexible approach is also being considered: sending an SMS notification when an international call is incoming.
Another amendment concerns the creation of a unified IMEI code database. According to Ivan Lebedev, no problems are expected for ordinary citizens who purchased a phone abroad for personal use.
Lebedev explained that if someone purchased a smartphone abroad for personal use, no measures are planned. The restrictions are intended to target those who import large quantities of devices through illegal schemes.
The idea of allowing subscribers in Russia to block incoming calls from foreign numbers and mark all such calls with a special indicator was introduced last August. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law protecting Russians from telephone and cyber fraud back in April. Banks and telecom operators now exchange data in real time. Furthermore, citizens now have the ability to appoint trusted representatives to confirm transactions, block international and advertising calls, and restrict remote SIM card registration through the Gosuslugi website.
Amendments that will soften several initiatives are being prepared for the second reading of the second package of anti-fraud measures in the State Duma. Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Ivan Lebedev, announced this at a meeting of the IT Committee, according to RBC. He stated that the ministry intends to adjust the proposal to completely ban incoming calls from abroad, so that Russians can freely communicate, for example, with relatives abroad. According to the deputy minister, this issue will be "subject to further adjustments."
One option currently being discussed is a "self-blocking" mode for international calls, similar to a credit holiday: the user would be able to enable and disable the restriction themselves. A more flexible approach is also being considered: sending an SMS notification when an international call is incoming.
Another amendment concerns the creation of a unified IMEI code database. According to Ivan Lebedev, no problems are expected for ordinary citizens who purchased a phone abroad for personal use.
Lebedev explained that if someone purchased a smartphone abroad for personal use, no measures are planned. The restrictions are intended to target those who import large quantities of devices through illegal schemes.
The idea of allowing subscribers in Russia to block incoming calls from foreign numbers and mark all such calls with a special indicator was introduced last August. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law protecting Russians from telephone and cyber fraud back in April. Banks and telecom operators now exchange data in real time. Furthermore, citizens now have the ability to appoint trusted representatives to confirm transactions, block international and advertising calls, and restrict remote SIM card registration through the Gosuslugi website.
