- Jun 21, 2017
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what is ridiculous is that the senate needs to pass a bill to that effect to make some wise alec in the pentagon refrain from doing so.
japan & ???
japan & ???
The Russian Company That Is a Danger to Our Security
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- May 13, 2017
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US government always follows the simple rule: "Guilty until proven innocent." (And that never happens, obviously) You can even get arrested by simple here-say.
Note: There was an article on Softpedia, that Google has found no ties with Russia hacking US, but I guess it was removed, since I can not find it. Politics.
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- Dec 29, 2014
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+1. It was a bad idea for the U.S. govt to be using Kaspersky in the first place. They will always compete militarily even if they can agree on banking issues.
Microsoft isn’t hiding the fact that it’s collecting data on you. Should we stop using M$ ??????
Windows 10 Privacy | Is Windows 10 Spying on You?
Is Windows 10 spying on you? Microsoft speaks out | TechRadar
How about google play store spying ?
How Android apps are spying on you
Sneaky trick to stop Google tracking your every move
You press agree to use, then press Next, Next, Next ............
That is a low :devil: and this is your choice.
Reading the EULA, MS has given itself rights it doesn't deserve and when that happens there is always abuse. I feel sure that someday there will be problems because of MS' non-transparent handling of data collection and because of the extent of the rights the company has granted itself to take any data it cares to take. There are many troubling statements in the EULA for me.
Unbelieveable that there are people actually believing this...
If you mean that MS might be misusing the privileges the company has granted itself, how can anyone possibly believe this with no public evidence of such in existence? Still, their policy all along with data collection and the lengths required to turn off the elements of the OS have been sketchy and unprofessional in my opinion. What other company can say that because you bought its product, the company can see, take, and use your bank records. This is correctly with government regulation and should be corrected here in the U.S. and in the other nations around the world. This is my opinion on MS data collection policies and activities.
I hope we don't find out that MS misused this self-granted privilege, but I have a lingering suspicion that at some point improprieties will come to light. Just seems like the way things work when ethics, oversight, and good policy are missing from a situation.
- Dec 30, 2012
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- Dec 30, 2012
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Do you trust Kaspersky Lab?
-YES!!!
It is a very good antivirus company.
-YES!!!
It is a very good antivirus company.
- Aug 12, 2015
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The heart of the matter is not that any Kaspersky product has or is now being used to perform reconnaissance, espionage, or attacks. It is the fact that there are personnel with ties to intelligence agencies and also worries that individuals within the company will cooperate or can be unduly influenced to do things they would not otherwise do.
Is it a legit worry ? Probably, in terms of a worst-case scenario.
But then you also have to ask yourself this question - how much influence does the Chinese government security agencies have over all the digital device and PC manufacturers - including individual component suppliers ? Influence can be used to obtain cooperation or force an OEM subcontract supplier\assembler to put implants of various types right on the factory floor.
Is it a legit worry ? Probably, in terms of a worst-case scenario.
Agents being planted within the security soft industry where they have access to tons of juicy things is decades old.
If a person likes Kaspersky, it works for them, then they should use it. The greatest threats are not to home users but government systems.
Is it a legit worry ? Probably, in terms of a worst-case scenario.
But then you also have to ask yourself this question - how much influence does the Chinese government security agencies have over all the digital device and PC manufacturers - including individual component suppliers ? Influence can be used to obtain cooperation or force an OEM subcontract supplier\assembler to put implants of various types right on the factory floor.
Is it a legit worry ? Probably, in terms of a worst-case scenario.
Agents being planted within the security soft industry where they have access to tons of juicy things is decades old.
If a person likes Kaspersky, it works for them, then they should use it. The greatest threats are not to home users but government systems.
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In Cyberwarfare, a government can enlist the assistance of or force an AV company to push the full spectrum of recon\espionage programs to user systems and endpoints.
Think about it. Cyberwarfare updates pushed to tens of thousands of government servers, workstations and millions of businesses and home users. Digitally signed, running as SYSTEM, or very cleverly hidden - fully integrated in a cunning way.
Not possible ? No ?
Under adversarial conditions it is already part of the plan. This kind of thing has been studied and investigated by many governments since the 1960s. It is routinely discussed nowadays by various war colleges and planning agencies. It's a legitimate worst-case scenario concern.
Think about it. Cyberwarfare updates pushed to tens of thousands of government servers, workstations and millions of businesses and home users. Digitally signed, running as SYSTEM, or very cleverly hidden - fully integrated in a cunning way.
Not possible ? No ?
Under adversarial conditions it is already part of the plan. This kind of thing has been studied and investigated by many governments since the 1960s. It is routinely discussed nowadays by various war colleges and planning agencies. It's a legitimate worst-case scenario concern.
- May 8, 2017
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+1, I Agree with you ! I personally trust Kaspersky and It's my favourite AV.Do you trust Kaspersky Lab?
-YES!!!
It is a very good antivirus company.
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It's common sense.
If the Swiss and Swedes ever decide to go to war, then it would be common sense that Swiss agencies would uninstall all Swedish software, and Swedish agencies would uninstall all Swiss software. Swiss and Swedish businesses and home users would be directed to do the same.
Well, one would hope that it would be an evident common sense thing to do, but given all the mistakes made with system and digital device security you just never know.
As things stand, I don't think any of the Kaspersky debate really affects home users directly. It's a debate about potential national security threats under dire circumstances.
If the Swiss and Swedes ever decide to go to war, then it would be common sense that Swiss agencies would uninstall all Swedish software, and Swedish agencies would uninstall all Swiss software. Swiss and Swedish businesses and home users would be directed to do the same.
Well, one would hope that it would be an evident common sense thing to do, but given all the mistakes made with system and digital device security you just never know.
As things stand, I don't think any of the Kaspersky debate really affects home users directly. It's a debate about potential national security threats under dire circumstances.
- Nov 19, 2012
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USA was the first country to advocate Globalisation, but now when it finds itself loosing out it has started crying foul and making all sorts of excuses to stop foreign companies entering its border. If any other country had done that then the WTO etc would have put all sorts of ban on that country. Some decades later USA will again start advocating Globalisation.
This is really just an orchestrated campaign of a nothingburger IMO.
The US Govt. is extremely complicit in the spying on people using US Based products, this has been well established. Prism, etc.. But everyone knows Trend Micro is basically a branch of the CIA now, that McAfee whitelists state sponsored malware and Norton employees intelligence assets.
So where do you put your trust? Frankly, Putin and his cronies will never knock on your door in the USA but you can bet that any of the above firms can, and will utilize information gathered to knock on peoples doors should the need arise.
The US Govt. is extremely complicit in the spying on people using US Based products, this has been well established. Prism, etc.. But everyone knows Trend Micro is basically a branch of the CIA now, that McAfee whitelists state sponsored malware and Norton employees intelligence assets.
So where do you put your trust? Frankly, Putin and his cronies will never knock on your door in the USA but you can bet that any of the above firms can, and will utilize information gathered to knock on peoples doors should the need arise.
- Jun 21, 2017
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the way things are going in the world at the moment, i doubt we will still be around a few decades from now
- May 3, 2015
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I'll gladly accept any license Best Buy decided not to sell.
Nope. Because Best Buy has already been implicated as having intelligence assets working in their stores.
FBI Actively Cultivated Informants in Best Buy’s Geek Squad
I'd never set foot in one of those stores anyway. I'd gladly use any software they DON'T sell or recommend..
- Dec 30, 2012
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- May 3, 2015
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If there was any evidence of this I would uninstall Kaspersky immediately and never user or recommend their products again. As it is I'll treat this as a political fear mongering campaign and nothing more.
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