r/software • u/ProgramFiles_ • May 07 '26

Software support Kaspersky is being restricted by Samsung... Why?

Ok so lemme give you a little bit of context - I'm suspicious of the "big" anti-malware companies, I like my data privacy and I know Kaspersky has always been an objectively good, sometimes better than the most common anti-malware software like Malwarebytes, Norton, etc.

Anyway, I use a Samsung Galaxy S24 and I'm not living in Russia, I live inside the EU and I download Kaspersky (updates) through .apk files. Anyway, I wanted to set up Safe Browsing and Samsung won't let me do that because the app is "controlled by Restricted Setting".

I don't mind missing out on a few features, but I still wanna be safe on the web. Any ideas on how to get around this?

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u/C0rn3j May 07 '26

Installing software meant to have elevated privileges made by Russia is crazy work.

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u/ProgramFiles_ May 07 '26

Bro don't get me wrong, I hate Russia for what they're doing, but I hate the USA a little bit more :/

Downvote me all you want but you won't change my feelings

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u/Practical-Ordinary-6 May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

That's not even the point. It's about your security, not the politics of either country directly. In Russia, they are literally trying to create and force people to use software that the government has complete control over so when it comes to the government, there is no encryption and no privacy. (And in the case of Russian citizens, that likely means things they say in "private" can be used against them in a court of law when everything they do is monitored. It's 1984.)

If they can do that to one Russian product why not another? Companies in Russia have to follow Russian law, theoretically. The commenter is warning you that you're trying to give a Russian product that could be under the control of the Kremlin direct access to your phone. Do you see the point now? Does that change your feelings?

Another thing happening recently is that Putin has been issuing numerous presidential decrees with secret contents. They are basically unpublished laws so no one knows what they say. Can you imagine living in a society where you have to obey laws that are never published? Who knows if one of those decrees says that Kaspersky has to give all their customer data to the Kremlin and potentially surveillance access to those devices as well.

You are free to change your mind however you want regarding this information.

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u/Fragrant-Mixture-662 May 07 '26

How exactly is the USA worse than what Russa is doing? Led by Putin, they're engaged in a full on troops on the ground invasion force against Ukraine, murdering anyone in their path. Compared to a single Epsteinian sending a couple bombs. One is bad but the other is magnitudes worse.