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22. The allegations go beyond the Internet though

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #18)

Sun Oct 1, 2017, 07:34 PM

Oct 2017

It is the U.S. government, congress, the FBI, and the CIA that are looking at Kaspersky with great suspicion. The Richard Engel interview I posted from July is very disturbing and revealing.

Thanks, I'll try going through Twitter, though I would like to see Zuckerberg divorce himself from this company regardless of what happens with my Facebook account.

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Mark Zuckerberg: Why is Facebook still using Kaspersky Lab? [View all] PatSeg Oct 2017 OP

I do not use Twitter or Facebook so I am not familiar with their routine practices. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #1

You have the option to download PatSeg Oct 2017 #12

Ominous. A serious tactical blunder by No Yo Zuckerberg. WheelWalker Oct 2017 #2

Worse, NPR does ad spots for both Kaspersky and FB. Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #3

NPR? PatSeg Oct 2017 #10

Thanks for bringing this up - that's really pissing me off as well. bullwinkle428 Oct 2017 #38

It is so easy *not* to take money from and promote Kaspersky, Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #42

"Facebook forced me to download their anti-malware, and my own antivirus gets knocked out" dalton99a Oct 2017 #4

Yep PatSeg Oct 2017 #7

Maybe it's spoofing Facebook to get you to download malicious software. hedda_foil Oct 2017 #5

no probs like that on FB here. sounds like a compromised computer issue nt msongs Oct 2017 #6

Computer is fine PatSeg Oct 2017 #9

What anti-virus program do you use? Adsos Letter Oct 2017 #16

Avast PatSeg Oct 2017 #24

I was using that too but man did it tank my outlook and laptop tymorial Oct 2017 #31

Someone on this thread PatSeg Oct 2017 #33

I will check it out. tymorial Oct 2017 #36

Oh okay PatSeg Oct 2017 #37

We work with patient information tymorial Oct 2017 #39

That makes sense PatSeg Oct 2017 #41

If you're concerned about security and entities messing with you, Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #40

Thank you. n/t Adsos Letter Oct 2017 #34

From Facebook June 2015 PatSeg Oct 2017 #8

Great. hedda_foil Oct 2017 #11

That's how I feel PatSeg Oct 2017 #13

A Google search for Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #14

Yes, Jak Yan PatSeg Oct 2017 #15

Well, as a long-term user of the software, Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #18

Ah. I found that recent article I mentioned: Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #21

The allegations go beyond the Internet though PatSeg Oct 2017 #22

The article I just posted above goes into a lot of detail about all that if you click through. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #25

Thanks PatSeg Oct 2017 #26

Whether you find it persuasive or not, I think it's an interesting read. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #28

Good point PatSeg Oct 2017 #29

Give Ubuntu a try bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #17

Thanks PatSeg Oct 2017 #20

Because they are compensated to offer it. It's called co-marketing. FB is undoubtedly WheelWalker Oct 2017 #19

That's kind of what I figured PatSeg Oct 2017 #23

'Cause Zukerberg is a dick and only cares about money and doesn't give a fuck about America and our DK504 Oct 2017 #27

And then there is that too PatSeg Oct 2017 #30

Why would the very pro Russian jamzrockz Oct 2017 #32

I think it is more U.S. intelligence PatSeg Oct 2017 #35