Google gave some users’ data to HK authorities in 2020: Report

Hong Kong: Tech giant Google has reportedly provided some users’ data to the Hong Kong government last year, despite promising it would not process such data requests from authorities, the media reported.

According to the Hong Kong Free Press, alongside other tech and social media giants last year, the firm announced that it would stop responding to any request for user information coming from the city’s authorities, unless they were made via the US Justice Department.

The latest disclosure indicates a reversal in the company’s position last year, the report said.