It is not just an American problem … the following exclusive translation from News.ru reports that the Ministry of Information has announced that all telephone and internet service providers must allow unrestricted wiretapping and monitoring access for the FSB, despite the constitutional requirement of a court order. We know from experience that this system has been in place for several years, but it is just now that the Ministry is making it publicly known. Ministry of information technologies and communication opens access for FSB to tap telephone conversations The Ministry of information technologies and communication of the RF for the first time officially obligated all telecommunications companies, as well as internet providers, to provide the capability to the FSB to conduct unlimited and uncontrolled tapping of telephones and lifting of information. The Constitution of Russia allows this only on the basis of a court decision. Operators admit that the document puts on record relations that have already evolved for them with the special services. But earlier these relations were regulated by semi-classified instructions of the siloviki organs, reports “Kommersant“.