In a conversation with the CEO of Cafe Bazar, the consequences of the current state of the Internet and the threats to the security of users’ phones were discussed.
According to the report on the state of the Internet published by the Tehran Electronic Commerce Association, one of the important and important topics that was also mentioned in this report is the lack of security of users’ phones.
According to Iran digital economy annotation, “Shahab Khodabakhsh”, the CEO of cafebazar Company, talked about the amount of damage this issue can cause to users: “The report of the Electronic Commerce Association on the quality of the Internet in Iran indicates that Iran’s Internet is of poor quality compared to other countries or It is better to say that we have one of the lowest quality internets in terms of speed, disruption, extensive filtering and irregularity.”
He emphasized the consequences of this issue, such as the increase in frauds, and said: “The security of users’ phones is in serious danger due to the lack of access to essential tools, services and programs that provide security and remove malicious programs such as Google Play.”
The result of cutting off access to many security tools is the expansion of various security vulnerabilities in users’ devices and the increase of frauds by malicious programs; As in the past months, many news about forgery of mobile phones and installation of malware on users’ phones were published in Iranian and foreign media.
Khodabakhsh added: “Another important example is that many domestic services, especially banking and government services, are Iran Access; This means that they can be accessed only with Iranian IP; Probably because the authorities wanted to force users to connect with internal IP and not use VPN. But we all know that many users use the filter breaker.
Therefore, when users search on Google, because Google cannot see these services, the position of these services is lost in SEO, and profit seekers use this hole. In such a way that the phishing site or service, and actually the fake and infected version of that original service, are promoted by using SEO techniques, and in this way they defraud.
In response to reporters regarding the extent of the damage of Google Play filtering and other platforms for developers and game makers, he said: “As the market has already announced, neither the market nor any app store or other product has the necessary technical access to the Android operating system to remove applications. It does not harm users’ phones, and the absence of tools like Google Protect seriously harms the security of Iranian users’ devices.”
The CEO of Cafe Bazar believes that the Internet has both security and non-security aspects. In response to the question, how much does he believe that the internet is a security issue? He declared:
“The problem is that an issue that has a security aspect has become an issue for which accountability is close to zero. For example, for a long time no one knows which person or institution to ask why access to the WordPress site is blocked by some operators and who is responsible? In my opinion, the responsible institutions should provide a mechanism for answering and reviewing this issue in a logical and principled way, using the opinions of experts.”
Internet problems are a serious obstacle to the development of the industry
He told to reporters about the impact of existing challenges and obstacles such as filtering, speed, quality, and extensive disruptions of the Internet in the process of activities:
The slowness and disruption of the Internet and filtering have become a serious obstacle to the development of our industry; An industry that needs so much for the daily life of users and product production for developers. The life of Iranians, like the lives of the rest of the world, is absolutely dependent on the Internet and its quality.
In the past, the quality of the roads, the number of routes and the speed of access to different points were the main indicators of the development of societies, and now, without a doubt, better and better access to the Internet should be considered the main indicator of development. With this in mind, it is good to check and see where we stand in the world and how much we have improved the quality of people’s lives, and I think this report will clarify this very well.
Khodabakhsh, in response to the question of whether internet disruptions have caused the frustration of skilled workers? “High-quality and stable Internet is one of the most important daily needs for people who work in this industry,” he said.
In a situation where almost half of the internet is blocked or blocked on Iranian users, the migration of troops is considered normal news. In conversation with Iranian game makers and other developers, we hear a lot about the migration of their forces, and we ourselves face this phenomenon every day and have lost many forces.
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