Russia: Government Officials Dismissed for Compromising Online Photos · Global Voices
Alexey Sidorenko

Government officials in Russia start to feel the pressure of ‘Privacy 2.0.’ 2 policemen have been dismissed [RUS] in Chita after anonymous commenter published pictures [RUS] of them drunk at a local forum. Almost simultaneously in Buryatia, Irina Levandovskaya, a regional judge, has been dismissed for compromising photos [RUS] found by local bloggers at her Vkontakte.ru page.