Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoApple bows to Kremlin pressure to remove leading VPNs from Russian AppStore — Novaya Gazeta Europenovayagazeta.euexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareOgmios@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhat? You thought this conflict was actually real?
minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWell, just a month ago they couldn’t pay out a bounty to Kaspersky for a 0day exploit they found due to the sanctions, so this seems a little off.
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoCan Russians still buy stuff from the App Store?
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoOnly via complicated shady schemes. The simplest option is to go to another country, open a bank account and buy a sim.
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoInteresting. Thanks for the info.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoCan’t they block ip addresses or gps coords?
minus-squareShabablinchikow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYes, but payment options are limited
What? You thought this conflict was actually real?
Well, just a month ago they couldn’t pay out a bounty to Kaspersky for a 0day exploit they found due to the sanctions, so this seems a little off.
Can Russians still buy stuff from the App Store?
Only via complicated shady schemes. The simplest option is to go to another country, open a bank account and buy a sim.
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
Can’t they block ip addresses or gps coords?
Yes, but payment options are limited