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Hong Kong, July 6 Facebook, Twitter and Google have warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop operating in the territory if officials proceed with planned changes to data protection laws that could make them liable for the malicious sharing of individuals' information online, The WSJ reported.A letter sent by an industry group that includes the Internet firms said companies are concerned that the planned rules to address doxing could put their staff at risk of criminal investigations or prosecutions related to what the firms' users post online.Doxing refers to the practice of putting people's personal information online so they can be harassed by others, the report said.Hong Kong's Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau proposed amendments to the city's data-protection laws in May that it said were needed to combat doxing, a practice that was prevalent during 2019 protests in the city.The proposals call for punishments of up to 1 million Hong Kong dollars, the equivalent of about $128,800 and up to five years' imprisonment."The only way to avoid these sanctions for technology companies would be to refrain from investing and offering the services in Hong Kong," said the previously unreported June 25 letter from the Singapore-based Asia Internet Coalition, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.Tensions have emerged between some of the US's most powerful firms and Hong Kong authorities as Beijing exerts increasing control over the city and clamps down on political dissent.The US firms and other tech companies last year said they were suspending the processing of requests from Hong Kong law-enforcement agencies following China's imposition of a national security law on the city.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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