Other departments have taken similar steps in the past.
The first deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vasily Osmakov, said that the department recommended that industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation prohibit employees from using the iPhone for work purposes.
Answering a question about sending a corresponding recommendation to Russian industrial enterprises, he said: “Already sent.”
The iPhone continues to be banned from government employees.
Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia officially confirmed that employees of the department would be prohibited from July 17 from using iPhone smartphones for work correspondence.
The press service of the Central Election Commission (CEC of the Russian Federation) confirmed that an order is being developed to prohibit members of the CEC of the Russian Federation and employees of the commission’s staff from using iPhone and iPad for official purposes. The Ministry of Education of Russia has banned its employees from using iPhones and other Apple devices in the workplace from July 18, 2023. Last week, employees of all Rostec organizations were banned from using iPhones and other Apple equipment for business purposes .
