The story behind the arrest of Konnech CEO & the ties between a US election software firm and China

The CEO of a Michigan election software firm was arrested on Oct 4th on suspicion of storing poll worker data in China. New York Times ran an article titled “How a Tiny Elections Company became a Conspiracy Theory Target" and defended Eugene Yu, the founder/CEO of Konnech. The Times article claimed that election deniers pushed Konnech to the center of unfounded voter fraud claims. Who is Eugene Yu? Is Konnech related to the Chinese government? Should we be concerned with US election data in China?The CEO of a Michigan election software firm was arrested on Oct 4th on suspicion of storing poll worker data in China. New York Times ran an article titled “How a Tiny Elections Company became a Conspiracy Theory Target" and defended Eugene Yu, the founder/CEO of Konnech. The Times article claimed that election deniers pushed Konnech to the center of unfounded voter fraud claims. Who is Eugene Yu? Is Konnech related to the Chinese government? Should we be concerned with US election data in China?