According to a report, employees of the Russian presidential administration can no longer use Apple iPhones due to data protection concerns. The ban will take effect from April 1, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing insiders.
“It’s over for the iPhone: either you throw it away or you give it to the children,” the newspaper quoted a participant in a meeting of the presidential administration as saying. As a replacement, smartphones with a different operating system would be released.
Government spokesman Dmitry Peskov was initially unable to confirm this information, but pointed out that smartphones should not be used for official events anyway. The American technology group Apple was not initially available for comment.
US intelligence knew about Putin’s plans
Immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago, the secret services of the United States and Great Britain announced that they were aware of the plans of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
However, it is unclear how they got this information. Putin has repeatedly emphasized that he does not own a smartphone. However, according to Peskov, the Russian president occasionally uses the Internet.
Source: Krone
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