Revealed: How Russia use mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens
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It's the Russian "patriotic" alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp, but according to a research it can become a powerful surveillance tool. And Russian celebrities have already advertised it in videos and comic sketches
Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that the Russian app Max has broad access to users' devices.
Max app unveiled as national alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp - Research reveals possibilities to access messages, payments and data - For millions of Russians, its use becomes almost mandatory
RUSSIAN super-app Max allows the state to seamlessly monitor and access the data of millions of citizens who are legally required to use it.
AGI - Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones, a "super-app" for mobile devices that configures as a 'hidden door' on users' devices. Max, the alternative to Telegram and Whatsapp It's called Max and the Moscow authorities have advertised it as a patriotic alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp and Russian celebrities have promoted it in rap videos and comic sketches. This summer …
Tens of millions of Russians have been forced or put under intense pressure to install the Max app over the past 18 months. It was presented by the authorities as a Russian alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp, but gradually became a platform for access to services, education, banking and communication with the state.
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