Subj : Russia bans government officials from using iPhones in phone hack
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jul 17 2023 11:45:03

Russia bans government officials from using iPhones in phone hacking fear

Date:
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:34:46 +0000

Description:
Russia says the US and Apple are spying on government workers - so iPhones 
are now only permitted for personal use.

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Russian government employees have been barred from using iPhones for official 
work amid concerns over spying operations. 

Russias Federal Security Service (FSB) earlier in June announced that it had 
found monitoring software infecting a number of the iPhones in use by the 
countrys officials, including diplomatic workers residing in NATO countries. 

Now, a report by the Financial Times claims Russian officials can continue to 
use iPhones for their own personal use, providing that they dont access work 
content such as emails on the Apple hardware. iPhone Russia ban 

The FSB claimed in June that the US had been working with Apple to build in 
control and spy tools, however the company previously noted that it has never 
worked with any government to build a backdoor into any Apple product, and 
never will. Read more 

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Apple has spoken out against Russias invasion of Ukraine in recent months, 
andhas also stopped Russian bank cards from working on Apple Pay (Google did 
the same for Google Pay) and ultimately refused to trade in the country. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has also suggested that the country should 
reduce its reliance on Western technologies, as it seemingly strengthens its 
bonds with China. 

In March this year, Russian presidential election officials were told that 
they would have to give up their iPhones almost immediately, instead moving 
toward Android devices. 

Even so, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed concerns about all types 
of smartphones, which risk exposing sensitive information. At the time, many 
expected the ban to be the precursor to a shift toward Aurora, a Russian 
telecoms-developed, Linux-based mobile OS. 

Putin has also asked that institutions involved in critical information 
infrastructure migrate to Russian-developed software. 

Apple did not immediately respond to TechRadar Pro s request for comment 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/russia-bans-government-officials-from-using-ipho
nes-in-phone-hacking-fear


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