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Texas Gov Abbott adds popular Chinese electronics, online shopping companies to 'prohibited' tech list

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday expanded a list of prohibited technologies for state employees and devices, adding a range of Chinese electronics manufacturers, artificial intelligence companies and popular online shopping platforms over concerns about data security and foreign interference.The updated restrictions apply to 26 companies and entities, including Alibaba, Shein, Hisense and the e-commerce platform PDD, which operates Temu.Abbott said the move is intended to prevent foreign adversaries from harvesting data from Texans and exploiting state systems.TEXAS THE LATEST STATE WITH A LAW...

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