Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July

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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. More here
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Not surprising, Kaspersky's been on my 'suspect list' for years. Russia has just been a bad player, ever ready to cheat or spy, in virtually every facet of endeavour.
 

Kaspersky hadn't just worked on my computer 20 years ago. Only this was the reason that I didn't use it, not that it is Russian software. Since a lot of years I'm using a Chinese modem which may transfer all my internet actions to the Chinese government. So be sure, that the Chinese read my comments here too:ROFLMAO:.
 
GoneFishin said:
Opera browser - China
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Really? I don't think so, but I don't use it, thus it makes no difference.
The whole internet traffic worldwide is controlled by the U.S. anyway. Our German secret service often gets hints from the U.S. that some kind of terrorist attack is planned in our country. Fortunately, since without the help of the U.S. I think there would be much more successful attacks.
 
George1959 said:
Really? I don't think so, but I don't use it, thus it makes no difference.
The whole internet traffic worldwide is controlled by the U.S. anyway. Our German secret service often gets hints from the U.S. that some kind of terrorist attack is planned in our country. Fortunately, since without the help of the U.S. I think there would be much more successful attacks.
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Opera (web browser) - Wikipedia

Opera was initially released on 10 April 1995, making it one of the oldest desktop web browsers to ever exist. It was commercial software for its first ten years and had its own proprietary layout engine, Presto. In 2013, it switched from the Presto engine to Chromium. In 2016, Opera, developed in Norway, became a subsidiary of an investment group led by a Chinese consortium.[20] In 2018, Opera Software went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. By the end of 2022, the consortium sold all of its shares, and Opera in turn committed to repurchase all of its American Depository Shares to reestablish its corporate autonomy.[21][22]As of the end of 2023, Opera Software was 72.4% owned by Kunlun, a Chinese public company, making it a subsidiary of that company.
 

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