US FCC Blacklists Kaspersky Products over National Security Concerns
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The United States Federal Communications Commission issued an update on its list of equipment and services that are considered to post a "threat to national security". The new expansion of the equipment and service provider blacklist was explained by an ongoing effort to "secure our networks from threats posed by Chinese and Russian state-backed entities". With the latest inclusion in the FCCs list, Kaspersky now cant become the beneficiary of any sort of US federal subsidies in addition to the previous limitations. However, with the latest inclusion of Kaspersky on the blacklist, PC World called the update a "strong advisory" that home users should be concerned about using the companys products as well. Kaspersky responded with a statement that the decision to bar the company from receiving federal subsidies was politically motivated and had no grounding in the technical aspects of their products.
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