FTR, I have done my homework, in great depth. They did plant malicious code and they did steal files - and that is totally different than uploading suspected malicious code to the cloud for analysis. Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Avira, AVG, Norton and others do NOT send user files to foreign governments or the news media.
To suggest the WSJ, a news agency dedicated to reporting news on finance and business, is not a reliable source is not understanding the industry. But I did not cite just one source, nor did I expect my word to be taken as fact just because I said it. So I have been citing multiple sources. In fact, I did not even directly cite the WSJ. I did cite ZDNET which cited the WSJ and the Washington Post. I also cited Bloomberg and Reuters, Cyberscope, NYTimes and CBSNews. And the FBI and Congress have all reported concerns over Kaspersky products.
So they all are reporting "Fake news" because Node says otherwise? No. Just because someone does not like what the news media says, that does not make it "fake news".
For the record, I never said or implied Kaspersky did not make good products. Like Lenovo, they do make good stuff. That's part of the problem. Because they do make good products, they have become very popular and therefore, affect many users. The problem is the integrity and agenda of the companies, not the quality of their products. And both companies have shown consumers they cannot be trusted.
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Google search provides plenty of corroborating evidence, Node. From the BBC, NPR, ABC, The Register, Forbes, and more. Surely they are not all just parrots? You have cited none.
There is no reason to keep this thread open further. If significant news comes forward (one way or the other) it can be re-opened for further discussion.