The iPhone can no longer be used in the Kremlin. – © Shutterstock
Kremlin officials involved in preparations for next year’s elections will not be allowed to use iPhones. It is said that the Russian government fears that hacking Apple phones will be easier for Western countries.
Nick Winsvinsource: Reuters
According to the newspaper compelling The deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, told employees to use another phone before April 1: “We’re done with the iPhone. Throw it away or give it to your kids.” The Kremlin follows suit compelling Phones with other operating systems may be given to replace iPhones.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov could not confirm this. “Smartphones should not be used at work,” he says. “Every smartphone has a more or less transparent mechanism. Whether it’s Android or IOS.” President Vladimir Putin himself does not have a smartphone, but according to Peskov, he surfs the Internet occasionally.
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, British and American spies claimed to have obtained information that Putin was planning an invasion. It is not clear how the spies obtained the information.
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