In a statement, Kaspersky Lab said: “To further deliver on the promises of our Global Transparency Initiative, we are finalizing plans for the opening of the company’s first transparency center this year, which will be located in Europe.” We are really changing our R&D infrastructure.”Ī Kaspersky spokeswoman declined to comment on the documents reviewed by Reuters. The person declined to provide further details on the new project, but added: “This is not just a PR stunt. “There is more balkanisation and protectionism.” “The world is changing,” they said, speaking on condition of anonymity when discussing internal company business. allegations were the “trigger” for setting up the Swiss data center, said the person familiar with Kapersky’s Switzerland plans, but not the only factor.

Kaspersky has strongly rejected the accusations and filed a lawsuit against the U.S. last year ordered civilian government agencies to remove the Kaspersky software from their networks. government and others that the company spies on customers at the behest of Russian intelligence. The action is the latest effort by Kaspersky, a global leader in anti-virus software, to parry accusations by the U.S. Kaspersky is setting up the center in response to actions in the United States, Britain and Lithuania last year to stop using the company’s products, according to the documents, which were confirmed by a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab plans to open a data center in Switzerland to address Western government concerns that Russia exploits its anti-virus software to spy on customers, according to internal documents seen by Reuters.

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