The Russian authorities have decided to start banning the use of devices from the Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), among government officials, reported the Financial Times.
Russia's Ministry of Commerce has decreed that iPhones are prohibited for anyprofessional purpose”, thus forcing government workers to have to opt for other brands of mobile devices for professional reasons.
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The publication states that the decision is due to suspicions of espionage by US security agencies, declaring Apple devices as unreliable.
