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Wolf Greenblatt <
wolf@greenblatt.net> wrote:
Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/citing-national-security-us-will-ban-kaspersky-anti-virus-software-in-july/
That ban of all sales of Kaspersky antivirus software in the US starts in July, according to reporting from Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/
And according to a filing from the US Department of Commerce (PDF). https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-13695.pdf
The US believes that security software made by Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab represents a national security risk and that the Russian government could
use Kaspersky's software to install malware, block other security updates, and "collect and weaponize the personal information of Americans," said US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
If you want it, then get it now, while you still can, because US businesses and consumers will be blocked from buying new software from Kaspersky starting on or around July 24, 2024, 30 days after the restrictions are scheduled to be published in the federal register.
Current users will still be able to download the software, resell it, and download new updates for 100 days.
If a company gets condemned by their location, doesn't that mean all
software and online service located in the USA must also get condemned
for logging their users since, gee, the NSLs (National Security Letters)
can force anyone to log specific POIs (Persons of Interest). Any
company operating within the Five Eyes countries is suspect of recording
your use of their software or service, because, gee, they can legally
coerced, so they surely must be doing it regardless of their privacy
claims.
Since Kaspersky gets condemned due to their location, and companies
become associated to the actions of their gov't, then every program or
service located in a Five Eyes country is similarly condemned. Hell,
any company providing programs can do what is accused of Kaspersky,
especially without any proof what so ever of the accusation. Guilty due
to location. Hmm, doesn't that mean everything from any potentially
unfriendly nation to the USA or in any country whose gov't the USA
doesn't condone their actions just must be suspect.
Apparently innocent until proven guilty no longer applies in the USA.
Um, just where is Avast headquartered again? Czechware. Where is
EaseUS located? Chinaware. And Samsung? Koreanware. OMG, I just must uninstall WinAero Tweaker. It's also Russianware. Don't know Raymond
Hill's nationality, but if a USA citizen then I surely must get rid of
uBlock Origin since NSLs could force adding code to track every site I
visit. Gee, everything coming from Github is supect, too, since every unfounded and unproven accusation just must be true. But, of course,
the USA surely won't condemn its own leading privacy invader: Google.
Reminds of an old Twilight Zone show:
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monsters_Are_Due_on_Maple_Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPOoEQ2vx7w
Who are the most untrusted people? Politicians. They are hardly the
ones with any technical expertise. They're just end users. Lying is
their profession.
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