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Internet Giants Threaten to End Service in Hong Kong over Proposed Data Protection Law

Internet Giants Threaten to End Service in Hong Kong over Proposed Data Protection Law Alex Wong/Getty Images 5 Jul 2021 Facebook, Twitter, and Google have reportedly warned the Hong Kong government that they may stop offering their services in the city if Hong Kong authorities proceed with implementing data-protection laws seeking to combat doxing. A letter sent by an industry group representing the tech giants says that the companies are concerned with planned changes to data-protection laws, as they believe the new rules could make them liable for doxing, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Doxing a practice that was reportedly common during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong refers to the online sharing of individuals’ personal information, with the hopes that others will use it for malicious intent.

Tech giants threaten to leave Hong Kong if data privacy laws change

Tech giants threaten to leave Hong Kong if data privacy laws change Facebook, Twitter, Google and Alphabet, told the Hong Kong government the companies may leave the city if new anti-doxing laws are adopted Author of the article: Daniel Johnson Publishing date: Jul 05, 2021  •  18 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  The Facebook Inc. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp apps are arranged for a photograph on a smartphone in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Internet giants from Facebook Inc. to Google and Twitter Inc. say they won’t process user data requests from the Hong Kong government amid concerns that a new security law could criminalize protests. Photo by Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg ORG XMIT: 775531720

Google, Facebook & Twitter Threaten To Pull Services In Hong Kong Over Vague  Doxxing Law

by Tyler Durden Monday, Jul 05, 2021 - 09:45 PM The big three internet and social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google have warned the Hong Kong government that they could quit the city altogether if new controversial data protection laws ostensibly to combat doxxing  are pushed through. The Silicon Valley giants reportedly made their stance known privately according to reporting in Without doubt the new proposed legal amendments to existing data protection laws are closely related to the pro-China crackdown which has for many months utterly stifled the kind of large-scale pro-independence protests which defined much of 2019. Facebook, Twitter and Google s anger over the possible beefed-up law centers on the part that would

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