Amazing how long it took them to figure out that this is an actual risk. Now if they actually want to mitigate risks for the people on the net, they should make the software vendors out there fix the gaping security holes that their three-letter agencies are hoarding for their own gains.
Inherently, even if they proved themselves to be bad actors in the worst way, the US would be unable to prosecute them. I don’t know that it justifies an embargo, but, as el reg notes, it’s not like this move hasn’t been telegraphed for over 5 years now.
Kaspersky reported a major iOS exploit to Apple in recent years. They discovered it and helped unravel the details of how it worked. I understand the US decision, but it seems unlikely that they’re bad actors through and through. I guess the Russian state could lean on them to do their bidding though and that potential is enough to consider them a threat.
The lad is concerned for his privacy, how come the word traitor has ever appeared in your comment at all?! I surely hope you had completely changed topics by then, and replied to the wrong comment.
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