Russia Wants User Data From Apple
Hartley Charlton (Hacker News):
Apple faces Russian data retention and disclosure requirements after being added to the country's state surveillance registry, Bloomberg reports.
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Those obligations cover correspondence and messages containing audio or video. Companies must also keep information identifying users and recording the transmission of their communications within Russia for three years.
I guess this could include iMessage, iCloud mail, iCloud Photos, and perhaps iCloud backups. I have not seen whether they want an iCloud Advanced Data Protection backdoor.
That data must be stored on servers within Russia, and it must be turned over to the country’s security services as required.
Neither Apple nor Microsoft has yet commented publicly on the new requirements.
Previously:
- Russia Gets Apple to Turn Off App Store Payments
- Russia Blocks FaceTime, Snapchat, and Roblox
- UK Again Wants iCloud Backdoor
- Apple Removes VPN Apps From Russian App Store
- iOS to Offer Pre-Installed Apps in Russia
- Apple Storing Russian Users’ Data on Local Servers
- A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
