An anonymous reader shares a report from BleepingComputer: The Russian government plans to build its own “independent internet infrastructure” that will be used by BRICS member states — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The plan was part of the topic list at the October meeting of the Russian Security Council, and President Vladimir Putin approved the initiative with a completion deadline of August 1, 2018, according to Russian news agency RT. The Russian Security Council has today formally asked the country’s government to start the building of a backup global DNS system that Russia and fellow BRICS member states could use. The Russian Security Council cited the “increased capabilities of western nations to conduct offensive operations in the informational space.” Russia, China, and many other countries have criticized the U.S. for hoarding control over the domain naming system (DNS), a position they claim has allowed the U.S. to intercept and tap global internet traffic. The U.S. has relinquished control over the DNS system last year.

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