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IIRC Telegram is banned in Russia, and its CEO is not in good terms with the Russian government.
It is not only not banned but "found a compromise" and agreed to co-operate with FSB according to Russian MP (google translated article from tjournal.ru): https://tjournal-ru.translate.goog/news/562296-durov-nashel-...
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This may work some of the time, but expect "I need $windows_program" to foul your chances of this. It may not always be legitimate, but telling heavy-duty transport mechanics they can't have Cummins or Bendix software (for engines and brakes) to help them diagnose, when that's the only output for troubleshooting supported by the OEM, will not end well.
This makes me thing: When we are going to see those Windows software directly on the web? For me makes a lot of sense being able to sell a software subscription instead of a one time product sell, and for the other hand making available to use in any device in the world with internet connection. This also can be done like Chrome apps (like Docs) or some Electron apps (like Spotify), where you can use content without…
AWS even offers "Workspaces" as service for this.
Though it doesn't solve the "without the internet" problem.
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The problem is: how do you run a business that has offices and physical assets in Russia, without being at least partially beholden to the Russian government? They have demonstrated that they are not shy about using gangster tactics. One could say that the same is true in the US, but I believe the degree matters. Although the US government and intelligence agencies will and do try to overreach, there is a strong lega…
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The problem with this kind of Mad Libs argument is that it falsely implies the substitutions are equivalent when they're not. Also your quote shears away the context of the original statement that made it meaningful.
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The class of risky employees should perhaps be limited to Chromebooks only.
This is why people don't like IT staff a lot of time. They think their needs of making their own jobs easier outweigh those of the organization and getting stuff done.
Ok, let's cut the crap. Is Kaspersky a dirtbag or not? I suspect not, but it is an unfortunate accident he was born in and runs his company from Russia, the government of which is a dirtbag, so, correct me if I am wrong, Kaspersky must be a dirtbag by association, but especially for discovering Stuxnet. Believable, but I think the real reasons Kaspersky is persona non grata is due to having discovered Stuxnet, and Ka…
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When was Kasepersky ever considered a dirtbag? That company has written a lot of technically in-depth security reports over various threats for a long time. AFAIK it's a (relatively) honest business, though sadly the target of American russophobia
The concern isn't Kaspersky being a dirtbag, it's Putin legally mandating they become a dirtbag. That's how nation states and wars work. In fact, there's a similar concern that the EU has with the US. The US's CLOUD Act forces American tech companies to comply with US legal subpoenas in foreign jurisdictions, which means that said tech companies cannot also comply with GDPR data export rules. Hence, it's illegal to i…
So, basically we are allowed to protect against any external security threat, except the ones created by US spy agencies.
kaspersky should have completely left russia decades ago if they wanted to free their reputation from FSB taint.
Is there any point in using antivirus these days anyway? I'm open to being wrong here, but I'm under the impression that antivirus exists only to tick boxes in outdated security compliance checklists. How big of a threat are viruses compared to, say, rogue antivirus products themselves?
My company forces all of us to use a product called Zscaler. I have no idea if it is effective, but it is constantly running and uses the vast majority of my CPU. The degree to which is slows down my computer and slows down development is astonishing. I have to wonder, across the entire company, if the potential cost of stuff lost that zscaler supposedly protects us from is worth more than the real cost of lost produ…
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I put both russia and us at 10. Why would I rate it any better, given its past?
In the US the press can be openly antagonistic toward the government without reprisal beyond maybe having a WH press-core pass tossed. This provides a path for whistleblowers. Could the Russian press behave toward Putin as the US press toward Trump? If so, then you can have your 10s.