Real-Life Weirdness

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

Link, please?

Long story short, the states in the Customs Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia) see them as spy equipment - devices of covert video recording, to be precise. Ukrainian high-ups followed suit, and it seems the trend is likely to spill over to the other states of CIS.

In Russian, but still.
The 'big deal' article.
The attempt to get the government to do some explaining etc.

Given the level of non-covert video recording happening in the streets, the choice seems weird somewhat. Still, I really am ambiguous about the SBU's position. I don't see the ability to record people without their agreement or awareness as an inalienable right, but neither am I fanatical about non-recording privacy (it's nice to have, but there are much, much more important issues).

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And now for something less grimdark:
Naxos audiobooks seems to have a weird idea about how Dostoyevskiy looks like.