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I am deeply suspicious of the criticism heaped on Kaspersky, and I suspect it might be part of a smoke and mirrors attempt to distract us from actual threats. T
by Overtonwindow 9y ago
I am deeply suspicious of the criticism heaped on Kaspersky, and I suspect it might be part of a smoke and mirrors attempt to distract us from actual threats. The US IC community is deeply ingrained in the antivirus and computer security industries. NSA employees go to work for these companies, and vice versa. Foreign governments have just as much to fear from Norton and McAfee, as we do from Kaspersky.
- 3JPLW 9y agoHow does that conclusion follow your premise? Premise: US AV companies are deeply connected to the US intelligence communities. Conclusion: Deep suspicion of criticism that a Russian AV company may be connected with Russian intelligence communities?
- rmrfrmrf 9y agoRight. As a US citizen, I guess I would pick the US spying on me if I had to choose between the US and a foreign government.
- 21 9y agoIf the US wants to spy on you, it doesn't matter what software you pick. See how NSA spied on internal Google networks, even if Google was already in PRISM.