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Video: Russia copies China's VPN crackdown

I grew up in the New York metropolitan area, so my view of soccer is that it's kind of like hockey, except without the armor and big sticks. Even so, soccer (or as those outside the US call it, football) is of huge interest to worldwide audiences. Soccer's Super Bowl is the World Cup.

World Cup 2018^[3] takes place in Moscow starting on June 14. If you're attending, you probably have all sorts of cybersecurity questions -- especially if you want to use your computer, phone, or tablet to access internet services.

Can VPN use in Russia land you in jail?

Over the past year, we've been reporting that VPN use is banned in Russia^[4]. We covered it in ZDNet and on our sister site, TechRepublic^[5]. I also discussed the VPN ban in my VPN Guide^[6] and in my CNET VPN service provider directory^[7].

World Cup 2018: When it starts, how to watch and more^[8] (CNET)

That leads to the big question I've been looking at for the past two months: if you travel to Russia and you use a VPN, will you risk arrest?