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Author: Ling Junxian
2020-07-08 16:33
Date of last update: 2020-07-08 16:33Following Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and other giant Internet giants, the US computer company Microsoft also announced on July 7 that it temporarily refused the Hong Kong government's request for user data.
Microsoft said that it has received relatively few requests from the Hong Kong government in the past. The company is reviewing the content and impact of the National Security Law. During this period, it will suspend responding to relevant requests.
According to Microsoft's latest "Transparency Report", from July to December 2019, the company had received requests for data from 81 accounts related to the Hong Kong government. The company provided "non-content data" (non-content-based data) for most requests. content data).
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Microsoft provides "Office 365" business software for users in Hong Kong and Mainland China, as well as services such as the workplace social platform LinkedIn. The "Office 365" software is provided by Microsoft directly to Hong Kong residents, but the service is operated by the "Beijing 21Vianet Broadband Data Center" (21Vianet).
Several social platforms or instant messaging software including Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter, Zoom, and Google have announced on July 6 that they will temporarily reject requests from the Hong Kong government and police to obtain user information.
Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp issued a statement saying that it would suspend processing of the Hong Kong government's request for user information in order to wait for further evaluation of the impact of the implementation of the "Minato City National Security Law", including the launch of a human rights investigation and consultation with international human rights experts.
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