by AppleInsider | Aug 8, 2019 | Kaspersky Lab, Russia
Apple is under investigation by Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog following a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab that the company is abusing its dominant position in smartphone apps, Reuters reports this morning. Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service...
by AppleInsider | May 29, 2018 | Encryption, Russia, Telegram
The Russian government has asked Apple to help it block Telegram, the secure messaging app that's highly popular in the country, reports WCCFTech. A Russian court in April ordered carriers and internet providers in the country to block Telegram back in April, after...
by AppleInsider | Apr 13, 2018 | Encryption, privacy, Russia, security, Telegram
A Russian law court has ordered that access to the Telegram encrypted messaging service should be blocked, according to Russian news agencies on Friday (via Reuters). The development follows last week's news that Russia's media regulator had filed legal proceedings to...
by AppleInsider | Apr 13, 2018 | Encryption, privacy, Russia, security, Telegram
A Russian law court has ordered that access to the Telegram encrypted messaging service should be blocked, according to Russian news agencies on Friday (via Reuters). The development follows last week's news that Russia's media regulator had filed legal proceedings to...
by AppleInsider | Apr 6, 2018 | Encryption, Russia, Telegram
Russia appears to be following through on its threat last year to block access to the Telegram encrypted messaging platform. The BBC reports today that the Roskomnadzor media regulator has begun legal proceedings to block the app in the country, after Dubai-based...
by AppleInsider | Jul 31, 2017 | China, Russia, VPN
Russia has banned VPNs and other software that enables users to gain anonymous access to websites. The new law was signed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday and will come into effect on November 1st (via TechCrunch). Leonid Levin, chairman of the Duma's committee...
