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Kaspersky: Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
submitted 10 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology
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[–] mansfield 65 points 10 months ago (47 children)

Kaspersky is just one piece of software to avoid. Others include:

  • Telegram
  • Avast AV
  • Anything from 360 Safe / Qihoo 360
  • Opera browser ... now owned by above
  • Zoom
  • FileZilla / UTorrent / other PUA that bundles adware and acts essentially as a trojan
[–] Ohi 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does Escape from Tarkov make the list?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Just don't use it for secure comms and anything tangentially connected for what you consider "secure" matters. Simple as.

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