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US sanctions a Chinese facial recognition company with Silicon Valley funding

The US Department of Commerce has sanctioned 14 Chinese tech companies over links to human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, including one backed by a top Silicon Valley investment firm. DeepGlint, also known as Beijing Geling Shentong Information Technology Co., Ltd., is a facial recognition company with deep ties to Chinese police surveillance, [...]

U.S. seizes domains used in USAID hack

The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced it has seized Internet domains prosecutors say Russian hackers used as part of a recent attack involving the U.S. Agency for International Development.