We’ve known for some time that Russia isn’t the most beloved nation in the world because of its conflicts that apparently aren’t over yet, and therefore, countries like America They have become distrustful of products that have origins or connections to that country. This is why antivirus companies Kaspersky Eagle’s eye has entered, and it is possible that the government is in charge Joe Biden Ban its distribution next week.
According to what has been mentioned in some media US Department of Commerce About to add this brand to the blacklist as unwanted tick tockThat would prevent it from selling its antivirus in that region of the world Gina RaimondoSecretary of Commerce, declared that the software represented a threat to the nation’s security, and indicated that they no longer trust anyone who does not say nationality.
It has been confirmed within the government that by installing security suites, Russia can steal citizens’ data or install malware on computers that will apparently take their personal information. They noted that the country has shown it has the capacity and intent to absorb companies like it Kaspersky To gather and use American information as a weapon, at least that’s what Raimondo said in his statement.
Their policies don’t help them, as they say the following:
We may transfer personal information collected from you to recipients in countries other than the country in which the information was originally collected. These countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country where you initially provided the information
Kaspersky Lab is a global company. In order to offer our services, we may need to transfer your personal information between countries, including the Russian Federation, where we are located.
Therefore, from 20th July Sales will be blocked. There will be up to customers September 29, 2024 Find an alternative or they will stop receiving software updates. During that time, the cybersecurity firm will contact all infrastructure organizations to migrate if customers in the US need it.
Through: Axios
Author’s Note: For the US, they are all suspicious, that’s why they want TikTok to sell to them so they don’t get out of the market, but hopefully no one will agree to the demand and they’ll just move out of the region with them. Keep your head up.