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Inside Max: The Russian super-app that could spy on millions in Putin’s ‘digital gulag’
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The Russian President has ordered officials to switch to Max to restrict the use of foreign software, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Alex Croft reports
The Independent
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21 Sep 14:53
The Independent
Inside Max: The Russian super-app that could spy on millions in Putin’s ‘digital gulag’