Saturday, October 8, 2022

Yu was arrested after investigations allegedly determined that personal information [of 2 million U.S. election workers] submitted to PollChief was stored on servers in the People's Republic of China, in contravention of contractual requirements

From the A Register:

Eugene Yu, CEO of Michigan-based software firm Konnech, has been arrested at the request of the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, as part of an investigation into the theft or mishandling of personal information.

Yu's company makes software called PollChief and has a five-year $2.9 million contract with the City of Los Angeles, which uses the code to manage and pay poll workers during elections.

According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office (LACDAO), Yu was arrested after investigations allegedly determined that personal information submitted to PollChief was stored on servers in the People's Republic of China, in contravention of contractual requirements

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