Kremlin Palace Russia bans officials participating in presidential elections from using iPhones. The Russian government is concerned about the potential vulnerability of the devices to Western hackers and intelligence agencies, and may even purchase new Russian or Chinese devices so that employees give up the Apple smartphone.
According to the newspaper, the first vice-president of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, has instructed election officials to replace their iPhones by April 1. Kommersant. Political party leaders should receive similar guidance.
Earlier, the Moscow government had already recommended caution with electronic communications. In June 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko warned that “only domestic instant messaging tools should be used within the framework of official activities”.
technological autonomy
The Russian government is discussing creating an independent mobile ecosystem based on technologies independent from western tech giants. The Aurora operating system has been developed to meet all the requirements of national security and information protection regulators.
in an interview with KommersantNatalia Kasperskaya, head of the Infowatch group of companies, notes that any modern device can send information in different directions, completely opaque to the user.
He believes that the more Russian technology on the device, the less likely the information will reach hostile states. According to a report by Amnesty International, iPhones are the main target of spy operations.
Source: Tec Mundo
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