Microsoft and Zoom joins Google, Facebook, and Twitter in Hong Kong data pause
Microsoft and Zoom have said they will not process data requests made by the Hong Kong authorities while they take stock of new security law. They follow Facebook, Google, Twitter, and the chat app Telegram, which had already announced similar "pauses" in compliance over the past two days. China passed the law on 30 June, criminalizing acts that support independence. Apple says it is "assessing" the rules
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