Kaspersky Privacy Report
Although technologically Kaspersky antivirus software is encrypted and sound, the company has had a mixed history when it comes to privacy. In 2019, Forbes reported a security flaw that let hackers spy on online users, putting the data of millions at risk. Although Kaspersky issued a patch, the company still collects unnecessary information from users such as their IP addresses, domain names, time spent on pages, and more, which they share with third parties.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | Can opt for automatic or manual |
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| Product available to use during updates? | No |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities?Vulnerability@kaspersky.com
| Bug bounty program? | Yes |
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Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.kaspersky.com/web-privacy-policy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Email address, password, phone number, information about devices and licenses, payment info, IP address, network provider, browser type, domain names, time spend on pages, information searched for on website, access times and dates, and cookies. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | Yes |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties. |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| Location tracking device/ app | n/a |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | Has a free app, Safe Kids, that lets parents control what online content kids see. Additionally, have more robust options in the premium version, like child locator and YouTube search history. |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Yes |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | Yes |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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