Sorry for the length, this is going to require some explanation but the end result is the question -- is Lastpass tied to China? Coming here due to Steve's love of LastPass.
I searched but did not see any discussion on Section 889 Rule B. For those that don't know, the US Government has implemented this Rule, commonly known as "Rule B", that forbids the federal government from spending money on goods or services from "covered telecommunications products or services" - meaning Dahua Technology Company, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, Huawei Technologies Company, Hytera Communications Corporation, and ZTE Corporation. How this Rule has been implemented is to have those selling goods or providing services to the government attest that they do not use these goods or services in what they provide to the federal government.
So jumping ahead ... in looking into LastPass, I am told that the response from LogMeIn indicates that they DO use goods / services from covered telecommunications products or services ... and thus you can't use LastPass as a government contractor.
Does anyone else know anything about this? Has anyone received a better response from LogMeIn attesting that they are not impacted by this Rule?
I searched but did not see any discussion on Section 889 Rule B. For those that don't know, the US Government has implemented this Rule, commonly known as "Rule B", that forbids the federal government from spending money on goods or services from "covered telecommunications products or services" - meaning Dahua Technology Company, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, Huawei Technologies Company, Hytera Communications Corporation, and ZTE Corporation. How this Rule has been implemented is to have those selling goods or providing services to the government attest that they do not use these goods or services in what they provide to the federal government.
So jumping ahead ... in looking into LastPass, I am told that the response from LogMeIn indicates that they DO use goods / services from covered telecommunications products or services ... and thus you can't use LastPass as a government contractor.
Does anyone else know anything about this? Has anyone received a better response from LogMeIn attesting that they are not impacted by this Rule?