Russian Federation
The article discusses current problems of countering crimes against public safety committed through the dissemination of deliberately false information using network telecommunications. New ways of committing such acts using IP-telephony are given. Measures are proposed to improve domestic legislation in this area.
information, deliberately false information, crimes against public safety, investigation problems, IP-telephony
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