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Title: Russia Imposes 24-Hour Mobile Internet Blackout For Travelers
Returning Home

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/14/2153...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: Russian telecom
operators have begun cutting mobile internet access for 24 hours for citizens
returning to the country from abroad, in what officials say is an effort to
prevent Ukrainian drones from using domestic SIM cards for navigation. "When
a SIM card enters Russia from abroad, the user has to confirm that it's being
used by a person -- not installed in a drone," the Digital Development
Ministry said in a statement earlier this week. Users can restore access
sooner by solving a captcha or calling their operator for identification.
Authorities said the temporary blackout is meant to "ensure the safety of
Russian citizens" and prevent SIM cards from being embedded in "enemy
drones." The new rule has led to unexpected outages for residents in border
regions, whose phones can automatically connect to foreign carriers.
Officials advised users to switch to manual network selection to avoid being
cut off.

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