Telenor caught in GDPR conundrum over Myanmar subsidiary sale
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Neil Hodge2022-03-03T15:58:00
A complaint filed with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority alleges Telenor’s progressing sale of its Myanmar-based subsidiary violates the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation by potentially exposing its customers in the region to military surveillance.
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