WhatsApp and Telegram will not hand over user data to Hong Kong authorities<div class="feat-image">
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<p>Both <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/guides/telegram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Telegram[/url] have announced that they will not – for now, at least – hand over user data to Hong Kong authorities even when sent official demands to do so. The move follows <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">China[/url] introducing a new ‘national security’ law which bans criticism of the Chinese government.</p>
<p>Hong Kong residents who have been critical of China fear that their social media posts and messages might now be used as a basis for arrest and imprisonment …</p>
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WhatsApp and Telegram will not hand over user data to Hong Kong authorities