Sandvine to Exit Dozens of Countries, Replace CEO in Revamp (1)

The technology company Sandvine has announced an overhaul of its business model and a change in leadership following years of criticism over its sales to authoritarian governments.

The company has stopped operating in 32 countries and plans to exit another 24, where it had determined that the “threat to digital rights” was too high, it said in a statement Thursday.

Chief Executive Officer Lyndon Cantor also will step down and be replaced by a manager with “human-rights focused leadership,” the company said.

Sandvine had been in a state of crisis since February, when the Commerce Department placed it on a ...