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<blockquote data-quote="zidong" data-source="post: 1103791" data-attributes="member: 115014"><p>Do you think that everyone is wrong except kaspersky?</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Canada</strong> (October 2023) <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2023/10/minister-anand-announces-a-ban-on-the-use-of-wechat-and-kaspersky-suite-of-applications-on-government-mobile-devices.html" target="_blank">banned(new window)</a> Kaspersky from government mobile devices.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Romania</strong> (December 2022) <a href="https://hotnews.ro/kaspersky-dr-web-si-alte-solutii-antivirus-rusesti-ori-companii-din-rusia-interzise-n-institutiile-publice-din-romnia-document-83639" target="_blank">banned(new window)</a> Kaspersky and other Russian security solutions from public institutions and private IT institutions with classified information.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Italy</strong> (March 2022) <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/italy-set-curb-use-russian-anti-virus-software-public-sector-2022-03-17/" target="_blank">restricted(new window)</a> the use of Russian antivirus software in the public sector.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Germany</strong> (March 2022) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/15/germany-kaspersky-risk-invasion/" target="_blank">issued(new window)</a> a warning against using Kaspersky software and advised users to switch to alternative cybersecurity solutions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Netherlands</strong> (May 2018) <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/dutch-government-to-phase-out-use-of-kaspersky-anti-virus-software-idUSKCN1IF2O0/" target="_blank">announced(new window)</a> plans to phase out Kaspersky software from government systems.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UK</strong> (December 2017) <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idINFWN1O10ZI/" target="_blank">banned(new window)</a> Kaspersky from national security departments.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Lithuania</strong> (December 2017) <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-russia/lithuania-bans-kaspersky-lab-software-on-sensitive-computers-idUSKBN1EF23M/" target="_blank">banned(new window)</a> Kaspersky on sensitive computers in public and private companies.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Source: <a href="http://proton.me/" target="_blank">Proton.me</a><br /> <br /> At the age of 16, Kaspersky entered a five-year program with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Cryptography,_Telecommunications_and_Computer_Science" target="_blank">The Technical Faculty of the KGB Higher School</a> which prepared intelligence officers for the Russian military and KGB.<br /> Kaspersky is the only major antivirus company that routes its data through Russian Internet service providers, which are subject to Russia’s surveillance system.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240705084458/https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2012/07/Russian-Laws-and-Regulations-and-Implications-for-Kaspersky-Labs.pdf" target="_blank">Russian </a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240705084458/https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2012/07/Russian-Laws-and-Regulations-and-Implications-for-Kaspersky-Labs.pdf" target="_blank">Laws and Regulations: Implications for Kaspersky Labs</a><br /> <br /> According to Article 13, the FSB is entitled to:<br /> a. establish confidential relationship with individuals with their consent;<br /> b. conduct operational-search methods (defined in another law) to fight espionage, organized crime, corruption, illicit arms and drug smuggling and threats to Russia’s safety;<br /> c. penetrate foreign intelligence services, criminal groups, and organizations conducting espionage and other activities damaging Russia’s security.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zidong, post: 1103791, member: 115014"] Do you think that everyone is wrong except kaspersky? [LIST] [*][B]Canada[/B] (October 2023) [URL='https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2023/10/minister-anand-announces-a-ban-on-the-use-of-wechat-and-kaspersky-suite-of-applications-on-government-mobile-devices.html']banned(new window)[/URL] Kaspersky from government mobile devices. [*][B]Romania[/B] (December 2022) [URL='https://hotnews.ro/kaspersky-dr-web-si-alte-solutii-antivirus-rusesti-ori-companii-din-rusia-interzise-n-institutiile-publice-din-romnia-document-83639']banned(new window)[/URL] Kaspersky and other Russian security solutions from public institutions and private IT institutions with classified information. [*][B]Italy[/B] (March 2022) [URL='https://www.reuters.com/technology/italy-set-curb-use-russian-anti-virus-software-public-sector-2022-03-17/']restricted(new window)[/URL] the use of Russian antivirus software in the public sector. [*][B]Germany[/B] (March 2022) [URL='https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/15/germany-kaspersky-risk-invasion/']issued(new window)[/URL] a warning against using Kaspersky software and advised users to switch to alternative cybersecurity solutions. [*][B]Netherlands[/B] (May 2018) [URL='https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/dutch-government-to-phase-out-use-of-kaspersky-anti-virus-software-idUSKCN1IF2O0/']announced(new window)[/URL] plans to phase out Kaspersky software from government systems. [*][B]UK[/B] (December 2017) [URL='https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idINFWN1O10ZI/']banned(new window)[/URL] Kaspersky from national security departments. [*][B]Lithuania[/B] (December 2017) [URL='https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-russia/lithuania-bans-kaspersky-lab-software-on-sensitive-computers-idUSKBN1EF23M/']banned(new window)[/URL] Kaspersky on sensitive computers in public and private companies. [*]Source: [URL='http://proton.me/']Proton.me[/URL] At the age of 16, Kaspersky entered a five-year program with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Cryptography,_Telecommunications_and_Computer_Science']The Technical Faculty of the KGB Higher School[/URL] which prepared intelligence officers for the Russian military and KGB. Kaspersky is the only major antivirus company that routes its data through Russian Internet service providers, which are subject to Russia’s surveillance system. [URL='https://web.archive.org/web/20240705084458/https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2012/07/Russian-Laws-and-Regulations-and-Implications-for-Kaspersky-Labs.pdf']Russian [/URL][URL='https://web.archive.org/web/20240705084458/https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2012/07/Russian-Laws-and-Regulations-and-Implications-for-Kaspersky-Labs.pdf']Laws and Regulations: Implications for Kaspersky Labs[/URL] According to Article 13, the FSB is entitled to: a. establish confidential relationship with individuals with their consent; b. conduct operational-search methods (defined in another law) to fight espionage, organized crime, corruption, illicit arms and drug smuggling and threats to Russia’s safety; c. penetrate foreign intelligence services, criminal groups, and organizations conducting espionage and other activities damaging Russia’s security. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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