9/ RKS global says that "the level of intrusion into the device can be very high. Any Android app released by Russian companies for the Russian market may now be spying." The apps ignore permission prompts to run constantly from the moment of installation.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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22 Russian Apps Secretly Detect and Log VPN Usage
8/ According to a newly published report by RKS global, out of 30 popular Russian apps, including ones from T-Bank, Sberbank, Yandex, and VKontakte, 22 actively detected VPN use or whether a user had one installed on their phone, and saved that data on their servers.
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Russian Apps Repurposed to Detect VPN Users on Their Phones
7/ To add to Russians' misery, the Internet freedom group RKS global has found that major Russian apps appear to have been repurposed to scan users' phones for VPNs and identify anyone who has one installed.
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Russians Abroad Stranded as Financial Sanctions Block Transactions
6/ "Now, ordinary Russians who flew to Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, and other countries to sunbathe can't buy tickets home, pay taxes, or transfer money. Sunbathe at home."
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Russian Apps Ban Foreign IPs, Disconnecting VPN Users
5/ "This is all because Russian apps have started disconnecting VPN users. Apparently, the developers have taken a radical approach to the issue and simply banned all foreign IP addresses.
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Russia Blocks Foreign IPs, Disrupting Travelers Using VPNs
3/ Russian online service providers have been ordered by the government to block access from VPN IP addresses. They are taking a very crude approach of blocking all foreign IP addresses, causing great inconvenience to travellers, as Russian blogger 'Abu' complains:
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Russia Tightens VPN Restrictions While Apps Remain Blocked
2/ While apps such as Telegram, Instagram, and WhatsApp have been blocked in Russia, millions of Russians still access them daily using VPNs. However, the Russian government is working hard to choke off this access by deterring VPN use (while not yet banning them).
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Russia Blocks Foreign IPs, Stranding Russians Abroad Without Access
1/ Russian companies are blocking foreign IP addresses in a bid to block VPNs, stranding thousands of Russians abroad without access to money, flight details, or taxes. Major Russian apps are also being repurposed to scan users' phones for VPNs and secretly obtain user data.
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Iran Warns Port Blockade Is Act of War, Ceasefire Violation
Iran’s foreign minister: “Blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire.”
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Iran Accuses Gulf States of Double Standard Over Hormuz Blockade
Blockading Iranian ports is a violation of the ceasefire but blockading Gulf states in the Strait of Hormuz is a divine right of the Islamic Republic. Got it.