Russia bans the use of iPhones by officials

Russia is gearing up for its 2024 presidential election, and officials involved in the run-up to the event have been told to stop using Apple phones amid security concerns about the iPhone being vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies.

To Reuters report According to a Russian newspaper, this ban includes all officials who are preparing for the 2024 elections. In a meeting for officials active in the field of Russian domestic politics, the first vice president of Russia announced such a ban.

iPhone ban for Russian officials

In a meeting, “Sergei Krinko”, the first vice president of Russia, told the officials to change their phones by April 1 (12 Farudin 1402). According to one participant, the meeting said that everything is done for the iPhone, so either throw it away or give it to your children. Apparently, everyone should do this by the end of this month.

According to the Russian newspaper, the Kremlin is likely to replace iPhones with other devices with different operating systems. Officials involved in domestic politics have also been directly told to stop using iPhones. Of course, the Kremlin spokesman said that he could not confirm this report.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that smartphones should not be used for official work:

“Smartphones should not be used for official work. Every smartphone has a fairly transparent mechanism, no matter what operating system it has, Android or iOS. Naturally, they are not used for official work.

While Russia has banned the use of iPhones by the authorities, Apple stopped selling them in the country after the Russian attack on Ukraine. It is possible that Apple will react to the recent report.