Russian authorities considered using neural networks to detect VPNs, but the Ministry of Digital Development says the current draft plan doesn't include it
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The idea of using SI to detect VPNs was discussed in the draft plan, but the ministry says it is not in the current version.
According to Kommersant, as retold by CNews, the measure was in the draft national plan for SI adoption through 2030: by one estimate, a neural network analyzing 70% of blocked VPN services could bring about 95% effectiveness in fighting them; the paper's source named the Ministry of Digital Development as the initiator. The ministry stated that the current version of the draft contains no such measure. The plan has not been approved; Kommersant's text is paywalled, and the facts here are given in one outlet's retelling.
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