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Tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app called Max on their phones (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Daniil, a university student in St Petersburg, said he reluctantly downloaded Max shortly before the start of the academic year after being told students would be denied access to university buildings or dormitories without a QR code generated through the app.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 hours ago

Also includes GPS and push notifications: “Congratulations, you have been selected to join a special military operation, please do not move, your location has been reported and an officer will be coming to claim you”