A report claims that Moscow wants officials to get rid of their iPhones by the end of the month, due to it being vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies.
in the US. However, it seems that the tables have turned, with Russia this time worried about potential Western intelligence agencies finding its way to the Kremlin via American technology.
According to Reuters, Moscow has apparently directed its officials who are involved in preparing for the upcoming Russian 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple iPhones. This is allegedly due to security concerns about them being vulnerable to Western intelligence, with first deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia Sergei Kiriyenko the one who made the call during a seminar for these officials.
Kremlin however has not officially confirmed the report, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov only saying that smartphones shouldn’t be used for official purposes anyway. This is down to their ‘transparent mechanisms’, regardless of whether their Android or iOS based. The Russian newspaper also claimed that the Russian government might provide smartphones running other devices to officials as a replacement for their iPhones.
Incidentally, there is actually a Russian homebrew mobile operating system out there already. Called the Aurora OS, it’s a Russian mobile platform based on, a well established Linux-based mobile OS. It is being developed by Rostelecom, the country’s biggest digital services provider that’s owned by a Russian state development corporation. However, it’s uncertain if Russia will actually go through with issuing out Aurora OS-based smartphones to officials that need to get rid of their iPhones.
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