Kaspersky Labs has filed a lawsuit against the US government for banning use of thier software without due process. Kaspersky is suspected of colluding with Russian spy agencies and as a result of their activities the US government elected to ban their products from use within the government. Kaspersky has denied all of the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to press the matter in court. You can check out the lawsuit filing here.



The Department of Homeland Security in September issued a directive to U.S. civilian agencies ordering them to remove Kaspersky Lab from their computer networks within 90 days. The order came amid mounting concern among U.S. officials that the software could enable Russian espionage and threaten national security.

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