[shade23]

I really do not expect such journalism from New York times,

>But a backdoor is not necessary. When a user installs Kaspersky Lab software, the company gets an all-access pass to every corner of a user’s computer network, including all applications, files and emails.

Isn't this true for all antiviruses.

>The Kremlin hacked our presidential election, is waging a cyberwar against our NATO allies and is probing opportunities to use similar tactics against democracies worldwide

Any proof for this?

Just realized that this was written by a Democratic Senator who took a stand against Kaspersky. That explains the lack of balance in the article and the tone.

Also. I would have a problem with any one having my data, be it Symantec and NSA or Kaspersky and KGB.

[averagewall]

The idea of the Russians hacking the election is just a signal of political bias. There isn't even any accusation of miscounting votes or any typical election fraud. US voters still got what they voted for exactly as the system is supposed to work.

[chowyuncat]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/russian-hackers-targeted-half-state...

[junkculture]

The NYT had been quite biased for a long time. I think the last time they did any real journalism was during the first major Wikileaks story - the one where Greenwald played a big part.