{"id":53710,"date":"2026-10-30T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53710"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:11:51","slug":"russia-wants-user-data-from-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/30\/russia-wants-user-data-from-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Wants User Data From Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hartley Charlton<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Apple faces Russian data retention and disclosure requirements after being added to the country's state surveillance registry, Bloomberg<\/em><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

William Gallagher<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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That data must be stored on servers within Russia, and it must be turned over to the country’s security services as required.<\/p>\n

Neither Apple nor Microsoft has yet commented publicly on the new requirements.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n