• Oct 2, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

US official alleges big tech has started giving Hong Kong user data to China under new national security law

A senior US state official has alleged that big tech companies are already handing over Hong Kong user data to Chinese officials, The Guardian reports. Hong Kong has been drastically changed this year by a new national security law which firmly put Hong Kong in China’s vice grip. The official, whose anonymity The Guardian has … Continue reading “US official alleges big tech has started giving Hong Kong user data to China under new national security law”

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  • Sep 10, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

UN human rights experts condemn China’s new national security law for Hong Kong

Human rights experts from the United Nations have published a 14-page letter which was sent to China in which they lay out their concerns that China is violating international human rights agreements with their new law. The letter was written by UN special rapporteur, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, along with six other UN experts. Since the … Continue reading “UN human rights experts condemn China’s new national security law for Hong Kong”

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Private Internet Access shuts down VPN servers in Hong Kong due to new national security law

The Hong Kong VPN exit node will return as a geo-located region. Denver, CO, July 14th 2020 — Effective immediately, Private Internet Access (PIA) is wiping and shutting down our VPN servers located in Hong Kong in response to the new Chinese national security law foisted by fiat on Hong Kong. Private Internet Access, the … Continue reading “Private Internet Access shuts down VPN servers in Hong Kong due to new national security law”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: July 10, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of July 10th, 2020 HongKongers prepare for China and new national security law by scrubbing digital footprint China has officially passed a new national security law for Hong Kong that has caused a massive chilling effect. As a response, many Hong Kong citizens are deleting social media posts or … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: July 10, 2020”

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  • Jul 2, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

HongKongers prepare for China and new national security law by scrubbing digital footprint

As China takes over Hong Kong with a new national security law, Hongkongers prepare by cleaning up their social media presence. Before, under the now demolished “one country, two systems” lie, people posted online with an expectation that freedom of expression would be respected. That may no longer be on the table now that China … Continue reading “HongKongers prepare for China and new national security law by scrubbing digital footprint”

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  • May 21, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

China moves to take full control over Hong Kong with a proposed national security law in China’s National People’s Congress

Hong Kong will soon have a new national security law implemented without a single vote by a Hong Kongese politician. If that doesn’t sound democratic, that’s because it isn’t. The National People’s Congress (NPC) in China is starting its bimonthly meetings and at the top of the agenda is a new national security law for … Continue reading “China moves to take full control over Hong Kong with a proposed national security law in China’s National People’s Congress”

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