INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
recognition system has been more effective in identifying anti-war activists and draft dodgers, surveillance experts told the outlet, adding
that the authorities maintain unpredictability in carrying out surveillance-related arrests to instill fear and uncertainty in the
Sarkis Darbinyan.The Moscow Times' Russian service reports that, since 2022, Russian government agencies have spent 30.7 billion rubles
the same time, 24 out of the 56 recognition systems operating in Russia were registered after 2022, the outlet said
It adds that 1.2 billion rubles ($13 million) out of the 3.6 billion ($38 million) spent on video recognition was recorded since last
Moscow accounts for 40%, with more than 200,000 cameras, though its surveillance practices are spreading to other Russian regions, according
to The Moscow Times' Russian service.Outside the Moscow region (with 80,000 surveillance cameras) and St
through subsidiaries.The Moscow Times' Russian service reports that Rostelecom received 11.1 billion rubles ($119 million) out of the 25.5
contracts transferring surveillance footage to the federal government after massive demonstrations against election results that were
surveillance systems in 2018.
