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> Kaspersky also maintains that it “doesn’t have any ties with any government, including Russia’s This take is either naive in the extreme, or disingenuous. F
by natch 5y ago
> Kaspersky also maintains that it “doesn’t have any ties with any government, including Russia’s
This take is either naive in the extreme, or disingenuous.
For a security company trying to maintain a trusted reputation, neither of those two options is good.
While possibly technically accurate, it is a dodge or a flub that overlooks the fact that their autonomy can be usurped by the governments where they are based and where they operate.
To be fair, this is true of almost any company I can think of, although I wonder if a DAO could get around it.
- genocidicbunny 5y agoExactly. They're one OMON or FSB visit away from 'having ties to the Russian government.' Refusing to acknowledge that is just downright disingenuous.
- vkou 5y agoThe same can be said about any vendor in the world, though. Any of them is one NSL away from becoming a spy, wrecker or saboteur. If your threat model includes foreign governments, don't use foreign closed source software. If your threat model includes your government, don't use domestic closed source software. Or do, but either be ready to mitigate the harm, or be willing to live with it.
- InitialLastName 5y agoIn terms of TFA, I suspect the ship has sailed with respect to intervention by the US government in network installations regulated by the FCC.