[Gatsky]

HN doesn't ban stories friend. Why don't you post a link?

Maybe Kaspersky is completely innocent, but the fact is they are based in a country which would have no problem in asking/coercing/outright forcing them to spy on other nations. That is a competitive disadvantage for a security company. If you think that's unfair then talk to Putin.

[draugadrotten]

> ...they are based in a country which would have no problem in asking/coercing/outright forcing them to spy on other nations.

As a non-US citizen, I laughed at this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/business/us-snooping-on-c... https://qz.com/105490/how-the-us-government-uses-information... and so on

[Gatsky]

I'm not American either.

[jkrioca]

that's even sadder

[j_s]

[flagged] US “explodes” after Kaspersky closes “CIA Backdoor” embedded in all MS Software | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15227543 (1 day ago, 57 points, 12 comments)

> DiabloD3: Can we get a more authoritative URL over this?

> godelski: I have a hard time taking this website seriously.

> driverdan: I'm surprised this got so many upvotes before it was flagged.

DHS Issues BOD Banning Kaspersky from Federal Government | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15240839 (18 hours ago, 71 points, 105 comments)

Not sure what new angle this Washington Post article brings that the current discussion wasn't flagged as a dupe. Maybe enough time has passed and de-duping is only done when both are on the front page?

[pjc50]

> HN doesn't ban stories friend.

Not only will the mods ban stories if they're offensive enough, but quite a lot of "social justice" stories get flagged into oblivion by the userbase. All sorts of things vanish from HN. Some of which is necessary.

[havetocharge]

Hasn't US been spying on Germany, the ally, according to the leaked docs?

Anyway, your statement is completely true, and in my opinion it applies across the board to all countries.