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TechRussia’s Digital Development Ministry proposes using AI to identify and block VPNs

Russia’s Digital Development Ministry proposed using AI to analyze VPN services and improve efforts to detect and block them, according to a draft national AI plan reported by Kommersant. The plan’s authors said blocking could be 95% effective, but the ministry said the current draft contains no such proposal. Industry sources warned that early AI training could mistakenly block legitimate traffic.

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Russia’s Digital Development Ministry proposes using AI to identify and block VPNs
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry proposes using AI to identify and block VPNsTech