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I'm curious: why isn't Kaspersky viewed as beholden to the Russian government? In a country like Russia, you do business essentially at the government's pleasur

I'm curious: why isn't Kaspersky viewed as beholden to the Russian government? In a country like Russia, you do business essentially at the government's pleasure. You can't do anything too out of line, or they will shut you down, in ways that are more opaque than could be done in the US. I mean, these are the guys who used a radiological weapon to kill a dissident in a foreign country. They do not mess around. That must have a chilling effect on companies in or reachable by Russia.

saynsedit 10y ago
If people started writing about how Kaspersky was not to be trusted because of potential ties to the Russian government that would seriously harm their business!!! Kaspersky is a potential advertiser after all. Better to reserve the Russian sympathizer narrative for situations when it would vastly increase readership. A Kaspersky take-down benefits nobody's pocket.