smart move
(I'm not trolling) The world is increasingly re-polarised and the internets have become a critical element. So, for any regime, ability to de-engage is appealing, and particularly so, when they can happily ignore whining about "democracy" and "human rights". Not that it makes much sense, presumably, if such disengagement is becoming a standard defence, the attackers will immediately change the vector and devise ways to attack the system from within, AND in a completely new way. But then, in the meantime, it gives gospadin Putin ways to control the plebs, both on an ongoing basis (hey, our Chinese friends already "monitor" what the citizens do, why can't we), but also, in case those plebs get violent against their masters, take to the streets, murmur about workers' soviets and re-distributing wealth, etc. I bet this development is being watched by the masters in advanced democracies too, and not exactly because this might make them lose the ability to launch a cyberattack against Russia. After all, which democratic government wants rioters chasing down ministerial limos?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
