<sod>The book documents what the authors deem the "monumental battle for the future of the Internet." It examines the history of surveillance technologies in Russia, the Soviet Union's authoritarian control over information and its distribution, and the legacy of this mindset as it reverberates in the Russia in the Internet age. The authors also chart the history of [[SORM]], The Sistema Operativno-Rozysknikh Meropriyatiy, or System of Operative Search Measures. SORM has been giving the [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] a back door to spy on internet communications since 1998.<eod>
<sod>The book documents what the authors deem the "monumental battle for the future of the Internet." It examines the history of surveillance technologies in Russia, the Soviet Union's authoritarian control over information and its distribution, and the legacy of this mindset as it reverberates in the Russia in the Internet age. The authors also chart the history of the Russian search and surveillance system [[SORM]] (Sistema Operativno-Rozysknikh Meropriyatiy, or System of Operative Search Measures). SORM has been giving the [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] a back door to spy on internet communications since 1998.<eod>