From January 1, 2023, the sale of smartphones and computers without software pre-installed in Russia will be prohibited in Russia.
With gadgets imported by parallel import, this is not possible due to the need to open an external source. Very quickly, you can create an account to download programs containing personal and payment data of users. In the event of a change in the accounting record, the deletion of pre-installed software noted in one of the retailers.
For this reason, the Association of Internet Commerce Companies (AKIT) provides users with instructions with a QR code for downloading Russian software free of charge. So the buyer will be formed according to the usual program and will be able to deliver them independently.
The technical possibility of launching applications is implemented only after the creation and registration of a personal accounting entry. Apps installed using account registration will not work. In order for the application to work, the buyer will have to provide his ID and password (personal data) to a third party in order to pre-open the phone and the preset size in the retail link.
— excerpt from a letter from AKIT President Artem Sokolov sent to Mikhail Mishustin
RATEK representative Anton Guskov said that he supported the AKIT initiative. Interviewed by Izvestia consider the proposal sound and obvious.
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Source: Iphones RU
