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Sure, we’ve seen the occasional loony look down upon open WiFi access, but Russia is apparently out to really slow down wireless adoption with its latest directive. Reportedly, the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Service (or Rossvyazokhrankultura for short — no seriously, we swear) is looking to have every user of a WiFi-enabled device obtain permission and register said device before hopping on the world wide web. Even worse, it seems as whether every one wireless transmitter and device must be registered, meaning that technophiles will be filling out heaps of paperwork in

order to get their handset, laptop, DS Lite, PC and hacked-up Foleo online (legally) via their home-based access point. We’re hearing that registering a loner PDA or phone would take around ten days, while signing up a new home network would be even more painstaking. We’ll spare you the snide In Soviet Russia… remarks, but feel free to concoct your own below.

[Via Wi-Fi Net News]

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Original post by Darren Murph