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Re: Biden puts a bullet in Kaspersky: Sales, updates to be banned in America

#11

Post by JSDevOps » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 10:42 PM UTC

throwawaysleep wrote: post #2

All Russian software should have been banned back in 2014.

Why?

#12

Post by uyzstvqs » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:02 PM UTC

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#13

Post by verdverm » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:21 PM UTC

JSDevOps wrote: post #11

throwawaysleep wrote: post #2

All Russian software should have been banned back in 2014.

Why?

because the 1980s didn't actually call to get their foreign policy back?

#14

Post by throwaway290 » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:27 PM UTC

mv4 wrote: post #4

Serious question: do people still use antivirus software?

Many do but not by choice

#15

Post by wumeow » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:27 PM UTC

peacechance wrote: post #7

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#16

Post by verdverm » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:32 PM UTC

mv4 wrote: post #4

Serious question: do people still use antivirus software?

we run clamav on our linux boxes, it has caught things

#17

Post by philipwhiuk » Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:33 PM UTC

skilled wrote: post #3

Some other antivirus is about to make bank in the US. Can’t wait for all the special first-year offers.

Norton/McAfee

#18

Post by richrichie » Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 12:04 AM UTC

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#19

Post by Yodel0914 » Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 1:07 AM UTC

mv4 wrote: post #4

Serious question: do people still use antivirus software?

Kaspersky is more than AV - we use their Safe Kids app to gain some control over our kids' devices.

#20

Post by newsclues » Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 1:10 AM UTC

throwawaysleep wrote: post #2

All Russian software should have been banned back in 2014.

Telegram is a big source of news within Russia for Osint, banning access would be detrimental to journalism