Павел Либер. "Новая Беларусь".
Developer of the voting platform for the Coordination Council elections Pavel Liber commented on the concerns raised in a “Nasha Niva” report regarding Sumsub, the company responsible for voter verification in the Coordination Council elections — checking passport data, photographs and other information. According to Liber, SumSub undergoes regular independent audits, but his team continues additional verification of all information.
The situation was also commented on by Coordination Council Speaker Artsiom Brukhan. Their full comments were published by the Coordination Council press service.
“When selecting a provider, our team looked for certified market leaders that also complied with GDPR standards.
SumSub was recognized by Gartner as a leader in the KYC field for two consecutive years, has more than 4,000 clients and possesses the necessary security certificates, which means it undergoes regular independent audits.
The company’s clients include Vodafone, Duolingo, TransferGo and others. Naturally, the company works extensively with crypto exchanges and the iGaming industry, because KYC services have always been in demand in these sectors.
The company’s headquarters are located in London. The founders were indeed born in Russia, but are now citizens of Israel. At present, our team is additionally checking any possible ties these individuals may have with Russian state structures.
Until 2021, the company used Russian Smart Engines software for image recognition. At the same time, SumSub states that the software was used locally (on-premise), while the data were stored on AWS servers in Germany, which is confirmed by audits and data storage policies.
After the start of the war in Ukraine, the company stopped working with Russia and Belarus and publicly confirmed that it had ceased using Russian software.
There were also two incidents connected with the company. One concerned a leak from an internal support system and did not affect clients’ passport data. The second was linked to the actions of a partner who published an access key in the public domain.
Our team continues additional verification of all information, including the history of the company’s founders.”
“We fully trust Pavel Liber’s professionalism and his choice of contractors to ensure the security of voters’ data.
There is an understanding that the Coordination Council elections are a target for various attacks — from cyberattacks to information campaigns. It is important to rely on facts rather than emotions and interpretations.
I am confident that the Coordination Council elections will take place, and disrupting this democratic process benefits only those who oppose Belarus’s democratic future.
We understood that provocations were possible, but we are confident that Belarusian society is capable of distinguishing information stuffing from facts.”