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Google gave user data to Hong Kong officials despite moratorium promise

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13th September 2021, 09:50	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	Google gave user data to Hong Kong officials despite moratorium promise Google vowed that it would no longer directly respond to Hong Kong authorities' data requests after the Chinese government imposed a security law in June 2020, but it appears the company made a handful of exceptions. The Hong Kong Free Press reports Google provided "some data" for three out of 43 requests from Hong Kong authorities in the second half of 2020. One was for an emergency where life was at risk, while another two concerned human trafficking. https://www.engadget.com/google-gave...9.html?src=rss

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