Comment on Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States

• stardust@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not saying it is okay. Pointing out that even if hypocritical there’s generally a strategic reason for countries to deter international spying. Would be quite a puzzling decision for any country to provide an open door other countries to spy on them.

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  • 0x0@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What makes you think this’ll deter international spying?

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    • stardust@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not claiming it is effective, but trying to set barriers seems logical when it comes to outsiders. But, spying by its nature is constant attempts to sneak past barriers, so attempts aren’t going to stop.

      Are you saying why do countries bother trying to block and catch spying attempts from other countries?

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      • 0x0@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’d just be called collaboration instead of spying

        Happens all the time, the NSA can’t spy on US citizens to it asks GCHQ to do it for them, and vice-versa.

        Kaspersky’s software had been known for flagging US 3-letter-agencies’ malware, so there’s that…

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• sturmblast@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m certainly not OK with it.

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