fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoKaspersky: Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern | CNN Politicsedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkKaspersky: Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern | CNN Politicsedition.cnn.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squaremansfield@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoKaspersky 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
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoTelegram is better than WhatsApp. At least it has a decent Linux client, and all clients are open source. WhatsApp has neither.
minus-squareSuffocate9920@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoMaybe better client and more features. But Russians have full access to servers and messages. They could read whatever they want. It’s a fact that proved during war that Russia started in Ukraine.
Kaspersky is just one piece of software to avoid. Others include:
Telegram is better than WhatsApp. At least it has a decent Linux client, and all clients are open source. WhatsApp has neither.
Maybe better client and more features. But Russians have full access to servers and messages. They could read whatever they want. It’s a fact that proved during war that Russia started in Ukraine.