An unexpected and interesting development came to the fore today. Russia to the authorities He told them to stop using iPhones.
According to the Reuters report This decision is made in light of the upcoming presidential elections.Due to concerns that iPhones are vulnerable to western intelligence agencies“It was taken. As reported, Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenkospecifically “officials dealing with domestic politics.At a meeting organized for the gave them until April 1 to stop using their iPhones. In fact, an interesting statement was made at this meeting. During the meeting, one of the officials said,It’s all over for iPhone: Throw it away or give it to the kids” said. “Smartphones should not be used for official business. Regardless of the operating system these devices have (Android or iOS), they have a very transparent / open infrastructure. Naturally, they are not used for official purposes.” The Kremlin administration, which has the idea of important officials, It can provide simple devices with different operating systems to replace iPhones. For now, there is no clear information about the device, but important names seem to start using old-style mobile phones.
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Apple took important steps after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As you may remember, many countries announced serious sanctions against Russia due to the circumstances. Among these apple Also attached is a request for the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine. Mykhailo Fedorovsent an official letter to Tim Cook, Apple’s active CEO, asking Apple to end its Russia-based product sales. Fedorov also requested that access to the App Store be closed. apple took the expected step after this request and Russia-based product sales had stopped. At that time, Apple made another ban in addition to the sale of products.
The company had removed the applications of RT News and Sputnik, which are affiliated with the Russian state, from the App Store. In addition, the live traffic feature of Apple Maps was turned off in Ukraine, as was done for Google Maps. About what happened in Ukraine Tim Cook He wrote on Twitter: “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Ukraine. We are doing our best for our teams there and will support local humanitarian efforts as needed. I think of those who are hurt and in danger right now, and I support those who want peace.”