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US data firm accused of Russian ties served EU projects
Original: "A U.S.-based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from Russia has worked on EU-backed projects and sold i
Oxygen Forensics, a data-extraction firm presented as US-based, has been accused of being secretly run from Russia. According to documents seen by POLITICO, the company worked on EU-backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies. The US Justice Department last week charged the firm, raising questions about how it gained access to European police and public contracts.
Why now: New DOJ charges and POLITICO reporting have raised concerns about foreign influence in European law enforcement procurement.
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- "A U.S.-based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from Russia has worked on EU-backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies, according to documents seen by POLITICO. The U.S. Justice Department last week charged Oxygen Forensics —… · remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · 13
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