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Trump Signs Into Law US Government Ban on Kaspersky Lab Software (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the tussle-continues dept.

President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, capping a months-long effort to purge the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns it was vulnerable to Kremlin influence. From a report: The ban, included as part of a broader defense policy spending bill that Trump signed, reinforces a directive issued by the Trump administration in September that civilian agencies remove Kaspersky Lab software within 90 days. The law applies to both civilian and military networks. "The case against Kaspersky is well-documented and deeply concerning. This law is long overdue," said Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who led calls in Congress to scrub the software from government computers. She added that the company's software represented a "grave risk" to U.S. national security.

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  1. Ban shitty smelly hindu-chimps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...from infesting NASA.gov etc, and then traveling abroad with national secrets on their cell phones.

    Hypocritical douches.

  2. They should just for the heck of it ... by Qbertino · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ... rebrand to "All-American US Antiviral" and use some sort of Eagle + Stars & Stripes thingie as their logo/CI.

    I have not a single doubt they'd be back into business in no time.

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  3. Re:B-b-but CBS and CNN say Trump colludes w/ Russi by PopeRatzo · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I just assume ALL news I hear is fake until I can verify it myself and/or a couple of days have passed without it being withdrawn or changed..

    You better hope the Daily Stormer starts running tornado warnings or you're gonna be fucked.

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  4. Re:This proves he is in Russia's pocket! by bobbied · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    LOL.. It proves nothing, except that Trump is obviously taking protective actions for the government's IT infrastructure.

    Muller is trying to find proof of the Russian Collusion thing. Apparently it's not as obvious as some thought going in or we'd be seeing actual collusion charges by now. I guess "impeach 45" will have to wait on something better from Muller. Good luck fellas..

    In the mean time, Trump holds the launch codes and keeps going as do the Russian collusion questions which will never end...

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  5. Re:B-b-but CBS and CNN say Trump colludes w/ Russi by PopeRatzo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've said before I am a ham radio operator.

    (For those that are unfamiliar with the term, he literally has a set of Heil Pro 7 headphones plugged into a 12 lb smoked ham with orange glaze.)

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