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By Staff Writer

Jul 7 2020 6:31AM

Pending further assessment of the impact of the National Security Law.

WhatsApp to pause processing law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong

Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service said on Monday it had "paused" processing law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong. WhatsApp is "pausing" such reviews "pending further assessment of the impact of the National Security Law, including formal human ...

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