Sandvine to Exit Dozens of Countries, Replace CEO in Revamp

  • Tech firm appointed a new board and plans name change
  • New focus will be winning customers in democratic countries
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The technology company Sandvine has announced an overhaul of its business model and a change in leadership following years of criticism over its sales to authoritarian governments.

The company has stopped operating in 32 countries and plans to exit another 24, where it had determined that the “threat to digital rights” was too high, it said in a statement Thursday.