After the implementation of Hong Kong’s version of the National Security Law, a number of international companies have been leaving Hong Kong. The most recent one is a Swedish technology company that helped Hong Kong police crack into protesters’ cell phones. According to information security experts, the company is worried about being sanctioned by the U.S. because of the business risks involved. Some experts believe that continuing to help the Hong Kong government extract data from protesters’ cell phones would run counter to European corporate norms and facilitate the enforcement of national security laws in Hong Kong.
Bloomberg reported on Thursday (24), Sweden technology company “Micro Systemation AB” (MSAB) will pull out of Hong Kong, no longer for the Hong Kong government agencies and the police to provide “solutions”, that is, the service of extracting cell phone data of people involved in the case; MSAB Deputy CEO Dickinson (Mike Dickinson) admitted that the withdrawal is related to the United States to cancel the special status of Hong Kong.
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Information security consultant Mr. Yeung Ho-sang told us that the company provides computer forensic product development and services around the world. He reckons the company’s departure from the Hong Kong market is mainly due to concerns over sanctions by the US.
The company has too many contacts with Hong Kong, especially with the Hong Kong government, which could lead to the company being sanctioned by the United States, and this is all from a risk perspective. In fact, Hong Kong is not a big market for him, and he would rather not have the Hong Kong market, as his products are sold all over the world anyway, and the target is not only Hong Kong.”
The company also said that it has been working on a new product, which will be sold in the United States.
He said: “I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do that, but I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do that. And he was able to crack Apple’s phone, which may have some relationship with Apple. Once sanctioned, the company will not provide some of the technology or allow him to use the technology, which will prevent the development of products in the future.”
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According to the journalist, this company’s services are mainly provided to law enforcement agencies in different countries and regions around the world. The services provided are data recovery, analysis and decryption to assist the police in collecting evidence. Generally speaking, the company’s clients include police, law enforcement, military and government intelligence agencies, and forensic laboratories.
According to Hong Kong court documents, the police also used MSAB’s technology last year to decrypt and obtain the phone data of former Hong Kong Public Opinion Secretary-General Wong Chi-fung. The Bloomberg report also cites documents confirming that the Hong Kong government increased its business dealings with MSAB after the implementation of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law.
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In an interview with Taiwan’s National Institute for Defense Security Studies (NIDSS), the director of the NIDSS, Mr. Zeng Yishuo, said that the company, which is from a European country, will continue to help the Hong Kong government extract data from dissidents’ cell phones, which runs counter to European corporate norms and promotes the enforcement of national security laws in Hong Kong.
The company, which has been in the country for more than a decade, is expected to be the first in the world to be awarded the title of “The Best of the Best” by the United Nations.
“The government has also said that it will continue to work with the government to ensure that the government’s efforts to protect the environment are not undermined. He told the station that the company had already caused harm to the arrested person, and that leaving this time proved that a company that had helped the police felt that Hong Kong was no longer safe. He also believes that the company is worried that if it continues to provide these services to the Hong Kong police, it will in turn be subject to international sanctions.
Mr. Au: “If he (MSAB) leaves Hong Kong, it proves that a company that has helped the police, which should be a very high political and security company, feels that Hong Kong is no longer safe. Or let me put it this way, many different companies around the world have stopped providing services to the Hong Kong police because of what they have done in the past year, violence, etc., knowing that they have violated human rights and basic values.”
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We also asked the police about the incident, and they replied that they have been following the established policies, procedures and precautions, and that they are properly equipped to meet the operational needs. However, the details of the equipment are part of the operational deployment and will not be disclosed by the police.
MSAB’s headquarters in Sweden has not yet responded to our inquiry.
MSAB was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2013, the company launched a branch office in Mainland China and received a large number of purchase orders from the Chinese government for its in-house “data extracting product”. In addition, the company’s branches are mostly located in Europe and the United States, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, etc. In Asia, only Japan is left. In Asia, only Japan and Singapore are left to set up branches.
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