Commerce Removes Sandvine from Entity List Following Significant Corporate Reforms to Protect Human Rights
“After Significant corporate Reforms to Protect Human Rights )
the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, announced the removal of Canada-based Sandvine Incorporated (Sandvine) from the Entity List in light of changes the company has made to its corporate governance and business practices.
Sandvine was added to the Entity List in February 2024 after its products were used to conduct mass web-monitoring and censorship and target human rights activists and dissidents, including by enabling the misuse of commercial spyware. It has since taken significant steps to address the misuse of its technology that can undermine human rights.
Over the past several months, Sandvine has overhauled its corporate structure, leadership, and business model. The company has pivoted to focus on servicing democracies committed to the protection of human rights. Sandvine’s actions include, amongst others: exiting non-democratic countries, with 32 already exited and an additional 24 countries in process; fostering deeper relationships with civil society; dedicating profits to the protection of rights; adding human rights experts to its new leadership team; vetting business decisions through the newly created Business Ethics Committee; and closely monitoring technology misuse in countries in which they plan to remain.
The Departments of Commerce and State will closely monitor Sandvine’s implementation of its commitments.
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it is supported as I read in CNN and Associated Press
It is worth to mentioned that the treasure department has add sanctions and monitored in relation to HUMAN RIGHTS
if interested plz visit the original post on the treasury department official site and do some searches associated Press and CNN has more details