China Bars Symantec, Kaspersky Lab From Approved Vendors

Not only did China bar both foreign anti-virus firms, they made sure all the approved software comes from China. I feel safer already.

The state-controlled People's Daily reported the news early Sunday on its English Twitter feed, saying that the government's procurement agency "has excluded Symantec & Kaspersky" from a list of security software suppliers. A second tweet said that government procurement office had approved the use five anti-virus software brands, all from China: Qihoo 360 Technology Co (QIHU.N), Venustech, CAJinchen, Beijing Jiangmin and Rising.

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