SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands US unit to add distance after blacklisting: Sources Toggle share menu Advertisement SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands US unit to add distance after blacklisting: Sources The CloudMinds XR-1 robot performs for visitors at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb 25, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Rafael Marchante) 21 Dec 2020 01:45PM (Updated: 21 Dec 2020 01:49PM) Share this content Bookmark TOKYO: The US 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 US citizens.