[Kazakhstan] Employees and VISITORS of state. institutions will prohibit the use of telephones with Internet access and camera

“It is allowed to use mobile devices in state agencies with the functions of calling the subscriber, answering an incoming call and sending SMS, but not equipped with Internet modules, as well as photo and video cameras . Such mobile devices are subject to registration and registration. ”

(how to shape the “news”? - there really is something to discuss from different aspects, in the style of “comments are more useful than the article”, I didn’t give up on the laurels of Alizar, but not to create a junk account for this)
Today.kz:

Kazakhstani civil servants will be banned from using smartphones and tablets at work, reports Today.kz. The ban on the use of mobile devices with Internet access comes into force in the last decade of March in all government bodies of Kazakhstan. Under the ban, including smart watches.

“This measure is introduced in connection with the active use by state officials of the above-mentioned mobile devices for official purposes and the increasing incidence of official information leaks through the WhatsApp mobile application.”
It is known that the solution applies to all employees and visitors of public institutions . In the foyer of some government agencies have already installed storage for mobile devices.

“It is allowed to use mobile devices in state agencies with the functions of calling the subscriber, answering an incoming call and sending SMS, but not equipped with Internet modules, as well as photo and video cameras . Such mobile devices are subject to registration and registration. ”

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I'm all for what? - In our semi-secret research institute, they failed to do this. Just because now it is almost impossible to find a phone without a fotik, and now people have a whole life on the phone. Well, that's just all. They even tried to do storage before entering - people refused to give phones. And, though, the order to ban phones with photo / video fixation. Nobody, of course, canceled Internet access and “flash drive” functions - but no one performs it, no one at all, starting with the director.
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And I'm not here to speculate about the insanity of the officials and the fact that they are terribly far from the people, and that to ban phones is ALREADY how to ban electricity, but to realize it once more. how fast progress is. and that people are ALREADY completely tied up in life to what was 20 years ago exotic. Probably so cool life changed except plumbing.