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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 188 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When they're tied to the Russian government this comes as no surprise. The only thing that surprised me was that it took this long.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I agree, I expected this to happen years ago.

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 120 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The United State only wants American companies to spy on Americans.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think most countries spy on their citizens and a lot of the same countries probably don't want other countries doing the same due to possible unwanted intel leaks in government and corporate sectors.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I think most countries spy on their citizens

we should not be OK with that

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not saying it is okay. Pointing out that even if hypocritical there's generally a strategic reason for countries to deter international spying. Would be quite a puzzling decision for any country to provide an open door for other countries to spy on them.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What makes you think this'll deter international spying?

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Trying to set barriers seems logical when it comes to outsiders. But, spying by its nature is constant attempts to sneak past barriers, so attempts aren't going to stop. It'd just be called collaboration instead of spying if information was shared freely and spying would be unnecessary.

Maybe we have a different definition of deter. I don't see it as stop, but trying to make it less easier. Why would spies stop trying to spy? I don't expect that number to change. If it did that would be some pitiful spies.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’d just be called collaboration instead of spying

Happens all the time, the NSA can't spy on US citizens to it asks GCHQ to do it for them, and vice-versa.

Kaspersky's software had been known for flagging US 3-letter-agencies' malware, so there's that...

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's with trusted parties where that type of collaboration is less likely to happen between parties that are hostile to each other. I would not expect blank country to trust any blank adversary countries software and instead be wary of their motives and back doors, and they would be smart not to with both sides seeking each other harm.

I don't think you understand that I am viewing this from how sides that see each other as potential threats view and treat each other. Not talking about countries that are already collaborating as if they were allies.

In case you don't understand. I am not claiming that countries do not spy on their own citizens and seek methods to spy even more on them. I'm talking about how countries can react to countries they label as adversaries.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm certainly not OK with it.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

NSA? Notice how fast the Trump shooter's phone was access? Gotta have those backdoors for spying.

[–] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

The funny thing is, that whole thing just proved that the spying didn't work. Trump was still almost killed. So the spying and mass surveillance did still not prevent that.

I guess they should stop violating everybody's privacy, but obviously they don't care.

[–] Maddier1993@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

On the other hand if the number keeps going down it helps strengthen hope that it can go down to 0. When these things happen some apparatus gets left behind on how to do it a again for rogue actors inside the country too.

[–] paridoxical@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One side of their business. The other side will continue in the shadows.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The side that's... Right behind you! Watch out!!

[–] db2@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

^Wee^ ~woo...~

[–] Omega_Man@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

But who was phone?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Russian Batman. Soooooo, like a guy with a black cape, and maybe a rope.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 24 points 1 year ago

Oh good. Anyways..

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 16 points 1 year ago

byyyyyeeeeee

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

No companies that flag USGov's malware, please.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would be highly surprised if US antivirus companies aren't doing pretty much the same as what the US is accusing Kaspersky of doing.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would not be highly surprised if data collected by Kaspersky were often enough shared with American 3-letter agencies, and data collected by American companies with FSB and GRU and SVR.

It's like in sci-fi series and such they often show the good guys and the bad guys temporarily uniting against a common threat. Only here the common threat would be some journalists or activists or politicians unpleasant for both, maybe. Or just people of a subculture unpleasant for both even. I'd expect anybody dealing in human rights and such to be a target of such cooperation.