Russia places Apple and Microsoft on communications retention registry

Published Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 8:51 AM EDT

Russia added Apple and Microsoft to a registry requiring companies to retain users' communications, Bloomberg reported. Inclusion also requires the companies to provide those communications to the country's security services when the services request them.

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