Specialists from the Information Culture ANO have exposed Russian programs pre-installed on smartphones as
Experts conducted a study by studying code 16classes of programs for Android and iOS, including the Mail.ru Group application, Yandex, Kaspersky Lab and "Government Services". Thus, according to the conclusions of experts, all domestic programs, which must be installed on smartphones and tablets from April 1, are equipped with analytical trackers or hidden programs that not only collect data about users, but also transfer it to foreign companies. At the same time, there were no built-in tracking mechanisms in the “World” application.
Thus, data about Russians may be in the possession of companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Huawei, Facebook and others.