Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law

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Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law
Asia Internet Coalition, including Twitter and Apple, sounds warning over amendments to laws that could see individuals hit with ‘severe sanctions’

Tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter could stop offering services in Hong Kong over data laws Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Helen Davidson in Taipei
@heldavidson
Tue 6 Jul 2021 13.04 BST




Tech giants including Google, Facebook, and Twitter could stop offering services to Hong Kong if the city moves forward with laws to impose penalties on users who publicly release identifying information about individual or organisations,an Asian industry group has warned.
The Asia Internet Coalition, which counts the three major companies as well as Apple Inc and LinkedIn as members, wrote to Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner to warn that privacy laws which could see undefined “severe sanctions” against individuals for so-called doxing were “not aligned with global norms and trends”.

Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law

Asia Internet Coalition, including Twitter and Apple, sounds warning over amendments to laws that could see individuals hit with ‘severe sanctions’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Globenim]

“The only way to avoid these sanctions for technology companies would be to refrain from investing and offering their services in Hong Kong, thereby depriving Hong Kong businesses and consumers

lol so they are "concerned" about laws protecting Chinese cititzen from U.S. regime instigated and organised terrorism targeting innocent civilians thats being organized on these U.S. regime controlled platforms like Twitter and Facebook and their "threat" is killing their own business in China?

Where they forced by the U.S. regime into this pitiful attempt to play tough on China, with absolutely no cards in their hands, as their puppets are getting kicked out and their strings cut?

 

[52051]

Its not like they are relevant in China anyway.

 

[OIO]

Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law
Asia Internet Coalition, including Twitter and Apple, sounds warning over amendments to laws that could see individuals hit with ‘severe sanctions’

Tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter could stop offering services in Hong Kong over data laws Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Helen Davidson in Taipei
@heldavidson
Tue 6 Jul 2021 13.04 BST




Tech giants including Google, Facebook, and Twitter could stop offering services to Hong Kong if the city moves forward with laws to impose penalties on users who publicly release identifying information about individual or organisations,an Asian industry group has warned.
The Asia Internet Coalition, which counts the three major companies as well as Apple Inc and LinkedIn as members, wrote to Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner to warn that privacy laws which could see undefined “severe sanctions” against individuals for so-called doxing were “not aligned with global norms and trends”.

Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law

Asia Internet Coalition, including Twitter and Apple, sounds warning over amendments to laws that could see individuals hit with ‘severe sanctions’

www.theguardian.com

It is a good choice for both parties! When will these companies exit Europe or other parts of the world?