Cyber Bulletin

Microsoft, Zoom Halt Work with Blacklisted Tech Firm Sandvine

Private equity-owned company provided censorship, surveillance tools to governments, US said.

Demonstrators hold signs and wave a Belarus flag during a protest outside Francisco Partners headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., in 2020. The government of Belarus shut down access to much of the internet during a crucial election in August by using equipment manufactured by Sandvine Inc.

Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg