# Norton Lifelock Scam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382 "2021-12-02T18:36:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/10 "2021-12-02T20:53:53Z")

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> [@dropzone](#):
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> As I recall, Peter Norton sold out to Kaspersky, which is an arm of the Russian Mafia or the KGB or something, which could explain lots.

[Including why the actual NortonLifeLock evidently doesn’t give a shit about preventing scams.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across/851674/1676)

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