2026-09-18 09:00 UTC | BLOCK 967531
BITCOIN $77,896 | GOLD $4,388 | OIL $98.83
1. Russia Pushes Citizens Onto State-Backed Max Super-App
-- Tens of millions of Russians have been compelled to install the messaging and payments app Max, which researchers described to the Guardian as providing authorities with backdoor access to users' devices.
-- Combining communications, payments and state access in one platform concentrates surveillance risk and reduces citizens' ability to separate financial activity from private correspondence.
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