Apple and Microsoft were included in the listing a. R. J - They are now required to store user correspondence in Russia. This material (information) is produced and distributed by Bell's foreign agent or relates to Bell's foreign agent's activities. 18+ Roskomandzor included Apple and Microsoft in the register of organizers of the dissemination of information (ORI). It happened on October 2nd, but was spotted online today. It is not known whether the companies registered voluntarily or the department forced them to enter the register. Apple and Microsoft have not yet commented on the situation. prescription a. R. J includes owners of services that enable the exchange of messages. By law, information dissemination organizers are required to store in Russia information about users and exchanged messages for three years, and the content of correspondence, including photos, audio and video, for up to six months. Companies must provide this information to security forces upon request. Logging in may provide another reason to block Apple and Microsoft services in case of violations. But there are other mechanisms established by law - for example, last December, the RKN began blocking FaceTime on Apple devices due to the fact that the video calling service was used for "terrorist activities", "fraudulent and other crimes". "It looks like an escalation of relations between the Russian censors and the two major American companies, which the Russian state has not particularly bothered all these years," says RKS Global expert Sarkis Darbinyan. However, it's worth remembering that these two registry entries don't automatically mean that access to iMessage, FaceTime, Mail, and iCloud will be restricted—or to Teams, Outlook, Skype, Xbox, and other company products. Specific services are included in the register, not entire companies, the lawyer notes.

Apple and Microsoft were included in the listing a. R. J - They are now required to store user correspondence in Russia. This material (information) is produced and distributed by Bell's foreign agent or relates to Bell's foreign agent's activities. 18+ Roskomandzor included Apple and Microsoft in the register of organizers of the dissemination of information (ORI). It happened on October 2nd, but was spotted online today. It is not known whether the companies registered voluntarily or the department forced them to enter the register. Apple and Microsoft have not yet commented on the situation. prescription a. R. J includes owners of services that enable the exchange of messages. By law, information dissemination organizers are required to store in Russia information about users and exchanged messages for three years, and the content of correspondence, including photos, audio and video, for up to six months. Companies must provide this information to security forces upon request. Logging in may provide another reason to block Apple and Microsoft services in case of violations. But there are other mechanisms established by law - for example, last December, the RKN began blocking FaceTime on Apple devices due to the fact that the video calling service was used for "terrorist activities", "fraudulent and other crimes". "It looks like an escalation of relations between the Russian censors and the two major American companies, which the Russian state has not particularly bothered all these years," says RKS Global expert Sarkis Darbinyan. However, it's worth remembering that these two registry entries don't automatically mean that access to iMessage, FaceTime, Mail, and iCloud will be restricted—or to Teams, Outlook, Skype, Xbox, and other company products. Specific services are included in the register, not entire companies, the lawyer notes.