Only national spyware is allowed
McAfee should also be banned. That thing is near impossible to remove.
Avast Antivirus should be banned too, they did a lot of shady shit
But is not Russian, just like Instagram is not Chinese.
just like Instagram is not Chinese
Do you mean tiktok? Because it’s quite a bit more Russian than Instagram is Chinese unless there’s some crazy zuck is owned by China conspiracy I’m unaware of.
McAfee is not Russan, just like Instagram is not Chinese (I thought it was clear enough).
Yes it’s a clear reference to TikTok, which I don’t like for many many reasons, but none of those reasons is why it was banned, it’s because it’s Chinese.
Oh I understand now. I thought you were saying Kaspersky not McAfee. I didn’t think they were saying McAfee was Russian, just absolute garbage bordering malware.
I had a laptop with it preinstalled, when I wasn’t a Linux user yet.
That video by late John McAffee was good. Even though he was a conspiracy theorist from the most clueless kind of libertarians - that kind who think they can go to a Latin American country with corrupt law enforcement and feel like alpha there. I mean, even if they can, one shouldn’t mix up tourism and immigration, as they say in Russian.
Seems reactionary, but maybe not
Sorta.
Kaspersky has had some really shifty behavior in the past and even appeared to be working in concert with Russian govt, so imo this is a long time coming.
The timing, however, is reactionary.
reactionary nonsense just as it was when trump did it.
especially considering eugene has no love for the kgb.
(source: worked for kaspersky usa from 2011-2014 and have met him multiple times when he visited)
The only thing that would worry me is that he doesn’t have to love the FSB (used to be KGB), he just has to love not being thrown out of a window enough to comply with whatever they may wish, like oh say a Russian state owned Trojan not being detected by it or something. Not that they’re definitely doing that, but the possibility isn’t 0%.
I mean it’s basically the same reason I don’t trust much of the US based proprietary software, just %s/FSB/CIA/g, the only real reason to trust one over the other is if you trust either agency more than the other IMO, otherwise distrust both.
especially considering eugene has no love for the kgb.
That may be a weird way to say he has lots of love for SVR (external intelligence service) or police K department, but not FSB.
Like that conversation in the “Sneakers” movie about FBI, CIA and NSA.
what antivirus are the cool kids using these days? i feel like whenever i finally settle on one it ends up embroiled in this or that scandal
I use Linux and only install software from the official distro repository + verified flatpaks. No av, no worries.
Get he out lest he be ready to drop to your knees and gibe praise to the righteous AUR as it doth demand.
Common sense.
does that have a free tier or only paid plans
I think it’s region locked so good luck finding it. I don’t recommend pirating it because they usually contain viruses.
Built in Windows anti virus and don’t be stupid
I use linux
Nothing replaces common sense, but I’ve been using ESET for years now and have been really happy. Just the AV mind you, none of the other security suite bs.
The only real answer I’ve ever got from PC nerds is: None. You don’t need it. Just don’t be stupid. Easy.
Made me super uneasy when I was getting my first PC lmao
I can’t think of a better endorsement, tbh.
