{"id":31916,"date":"2021-03-18T20:09:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T00:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=31916"},"modified":"2021-04-16T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:14:33","slug":"ios-to-offer-pre-installed-apps-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/18\/ios-to-offer-pre-installed-apps-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS to Offer Pre-Installed Apps in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

RadioFreeEurope<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Russian media are reporting that Apple has agreed to sell its gadgets in Russia with preinstalled Russian-made software to comply with a law that comes into force on April 1.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The list of Russian government-approved programs for mandatory preinstallation on smartphones and tablets includes the search engine Yandex, Mail.ru mail and news, ICQ messenger, social network VKontakte, payment system MirPay, and antivirus Kaspersky Lab, among others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Via Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I overestimated Apple’s willingness to withdraw from what is an increasingly authoritarian market. It does seem like Apple was able to strike something of a compromise — on Android phones and other devices, the apps will apparently be preinstalled without any configuration on the user’s part. Still, this sets a worrying precedent when it comes to privacy and surveillance concerns.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Sami Fathi<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In 2019, Apple warned that this new law would open up its device to possible risks and that it would be the “equivalent to jailbreaking<\/a>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n