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Re:The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban by alfalfasprout on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @03:38PM (#40920119)
Antivirus software typically requires some level of privileged access. Given Kaspersky's deep collaboration with the Kremlin it's a serious attack vector.
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Re:The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban by lionkor on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @07:30PM (#40922365)
Right but Chrome isnt?
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Re:The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban by kube-system on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @07:56PM (#40922528)
Correct. The US government is not going to compel Alphabet to use Chrome as an attack vector against the US. Therefore the US is not concerned about Chrome.

This isn't a technology issue, it's a governance issue.

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Re:The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban by jowea on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @07:47PM (#40922493)
Google is an American company, so how is that an attack vector the US government should be concerned about?
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Re:The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban by TiredOfLife on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @09:19AM (#40926556)
Chrome doesn't run in kernel space
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