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GA. believe or not voted to stay with this company that stores their election data in China. Who would have guessed?
Konnech CEO Eugene Yu was arrested on Oct. 5 near Lansing, Michigan—where his firm is based—on data theft charges lodged by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Storing such data offshore violates its contract with the county, Gascón’s office said.
Konnech subsequently lost contracts with Detroit and Fairfax County, Virginia.
However, the elections board of DeKalb County, Georgia, voted on Oct. 10 to continue its contract with Konnech. The board’s two Democratic appointees, plus the at-large member appointed by a judge, voted first not to sever the contract and then to require the data in question be held only on the county’s servers. The two Republican appointees opposed.
The county’s information technology director assured the board that data using Microsoft Azure business software, like many other county systems, would be secure.
Heard this song before?
Konnech CEO Eugene Yu was arrested on Oct. 5 near Lansing, Michigan—where his firm is based—on data theft charges lodged by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Storing such data offshore violates its contract with the county, Gascón’s office said.
Konnech subsequently lost contracts with Detroit and Fairfax County, Virginia.
However, the elections board of DeKalb County, Georgia, voted on Oct. 10 to continue its contract with Konnech. The board’s two Democratic appointees, plus the at-large member appointed by a judge, voted first not to sever the contract and then to require the data in question be held only on the county’s servers. The two Republican appointees opposed.
The county’s information technology director assured the board that data using Microsoft Azure business software, like many other county systems, would be secure.
Heard this song before?
Election Offices Severing Ties With Software Firm After CEO’s Arrest
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