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Telstra to stay in Hong Kong ‘anticipating’ it won’t be asked for data – Sydney Morning Herald

Australia’s biggest phone company will not leave the Hong Kong market as it does not anticipate the new security laws will apply to its business there.

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Telstra is confident the new national security laws imposed in Hong Kong will not apply to its operations there despite concerns that the telco may be forced to provide information to Chinese authorities under certain circumstances.
Beijing’s new security laws for Hong Kong, which came into effect earlier this month, allow police to request information from service providers, but large social media companies such as Facebook and YouTube are already refusing to hand over information. Chinese-own…

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