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Re:TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong by DyslexicAtheist on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:40AM (#23757706)
also if they stopped[1] sharing it indicates that they did so until now (including during the protests):

> And another one. Twitter just confirmed that it stopped all data and info requests from Hong Kong authorities as soon as Hong Kong’s national security law went into effect. That leaves Apple and Google...

What were they handing over last year when many protesters were relying on Facebook products for secure messaging?

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/technology/tiktok-google-...

Re:TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong by dathinab on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @08:37AM (#23758543)
There are valid data sharing requests, like e.g. in a murder investigation or similar.

Sure, one problem is weather or not the investigation is just made up to get data for an less lawful investigation.