Tencent's investments in Epic and Riot Games have caught the attention of the US government

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Tencent’s investments in Epic and Riot Games have caught the attention of the US governmentFollowing attempts to ban the Chinese conglomerate’s app, WeChat

Following attempts to ban the Chinese conglomerate’s app, WeChat

Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent have managed to draw the eyes of the US government for their dealings with American companies like Riot and Epic Games. Tencent own the former and have a 40% stake in the latter, not to mention ties with Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, Discord, and more. Now, a government agency want to know how Tencent are handling the security of Americans' personal data.

According to aBloomberg report, the Committee On Foreign Investment In The US (CFIUS) have sent letters to the likes of Riot and Epic to ask about their “data-security protocols”. It’s the CFIUS’s job to investigate the business dealings of US companies to make sure they aren’t posing risks to national security.

Let’s hope these bans aren’t a vision of things to come for the many games Tencent are involved in. Over the last few years, the company have also invested in the likes ofBayonetta makers Platinum Games, as well as thePath Of Exile devs Grinding Gear. More recently, the makers ofSystem Shock3 announced Tencent would be"taking the System Shock franchise forward".