Kaspersky sues US government over banning order

Nicholas Fearn
Nicholas Fearn
clock 19 December 2017 •
Kaspersky Lab co-founder Eugene Kaspersky
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Kaspersky Lab co-founder Eugene Kaspersky

Kaspersky claims its constitutional rights have been violated by federal government ban

Russian security software firm Kaspersky Lab is to sue the US Department of Homeland Security following the imposition of a blanket ban on the company's products across the US federal government. The...

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