SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands US unit to add distance after blacklisting -sources Reuters 12/21/2020
Popular Searches Selling cloud-connected face-scanning tech via T-Mobile US CloudMinds bailed out by China-backed fund -sources
By Sam Nussey
TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. unit of SoftBank-backed robotics startup CloudMinds has changed its name to distance itself from the blacklisted China-based firm, two people with knowledge of the matter said, and is selling face-scanning temperature monitors through T-Mobile US.
The unit is selling its cloud-connected products under the new name at a time of heightened concern in the United States about the national security risk of Chinese firms collecting and using the personal data of U.S. citizens.
SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands U S unit to add distance after blacklisting: sources
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Face-scan firm rebrands US unit after blacklisting
SECURITY CONCERNS: China-based CloudMinds Technology renamed itself Wright Robotics, which provides services such as facial recognition and remote monitoring
Reuters, TOKYO
The US unit of Softbank Group Corp-backed robotics start-up CloudMinds Technology Inc (達闥科技) has changed its name to distance itself from the blacklisted China-based firm, two people with knowledge of the matter said, and is selling face-scanning temperature monitors through T-Mobile US Inc.
The unit is selling its cloud-connected products under the new name at a time of heightened concern in the US about the national security risk of Chinese firms collecting and using the personal data of US citizens.