American software biz CEO arrested for allegedly storing election data in China
Eugene Yu, CEO of Michigan-based software firm Konnech, has been arrested by police in that US state at the request of the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, as part of an investigation into the theft 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 , 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.asked the LACDAO whether it is alleging that any of the data stored in China was actually accessed by third-parties or made available to them and whether any poll workers have reported abuse of their personal information.
According to Gascón, the investigation is only concerned with election workers' personal identifying information and not election fraud. "In this case, the alleged conduct had no impact on the tabulation of votes and did not alter election results," he said."But security in all aspects of any election is essential so that we all have full faith in the integrity of the election process."Not the only legal problems for Konnech
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