Telenor faces lawsuit for giving Myanmar junta customer data
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“Telenor is facing a class action lawsuit in Norway over the actions of its subsidiary in Myanmar.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about a class action lawsuit against Telenor in Norway related to Myanmar.
“The case alleges that Telenor Myanmar passed phone data of more than 1,200 people to the country's military junta following the 2021 coup.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm the뺄 2021 coup and civil war in Myanmar but do not mention Telenor providing data to any entity or the specific number of individuals (1,200) affected.
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— A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d'état
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— The Myanmar civil war began following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces),…
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— Protests in Myanmar, known locally as the Spring Revolution (Burmese: နွေဦးတော်လှန်ရေး, Burmese pronunciation: [nwè.ú.tɔ̀.l̥àɰ̃.jé]), began in early 2021 in opposition to the coup d'état on 1 February…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_protests_(2021–present…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_protests_(2021–present…
“The company, which is 54% owned by Norway's government, has since withdrawn from Myanmar as internal conflict intensified.”
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Wikipedia confirms Telenor sold its Myanmar operations after the 2021 coup but does not explicitly state the reason for withdrawal as 'intensified internal conflict.' The connection is implied but not directly confirmed.
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— ATOM Myanmar (Burmese: အက်တမ် မြန်မာ), is a telecommunications company in Myanmar (Burma). After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Norwegian Telenor Group divested its Telenor Myanmar operations, sell…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATOM_Myanmar
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— Telenor ASA (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtêːlənuːr] or [tɛləˈnuːr]) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is …
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— Telenor Myanmar (Burmese: တယ်လီနော မြန်မာ) was a telecommunications brand in Myanmar (Burma) between 2014 and 2022. It was established as a subsidiary of the Norwegian Telenor Group, and was sold off …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenor_Myanmar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenor_Myanmar
“The lawsuit claims Telenor is liable for €9,000 per customer whose data was shared.”
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Wikipedia entries about Telenor's global operations do not mention the €9,000 per customer claim related to a lawsuit.
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— Telenor ASA (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtêːlənuːr] or [tɛləˈnuːr]) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is …
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— Telenor (India) Communications Private Limited, formerly known as Uninor, was an Indian mobile network operator. The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telen…
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— Telenor Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited (Urdu: ٹیلی نار پاکستان) is a Pakistani mobile network operator headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan. Awais Vohra is the current chief executive officer (CEO).
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“Telenor was first informed that the lawsuit was being prepared last October, and said at the time that it had been 'legally required to provide traffic data to the authorities.'”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about Telenor's October 2025 statement regarding a lawsuit.
“Telenor Myanmar was operating on the ground in a war zone.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about Telenor operating in a war zone in Myanmar.
“Telenor won a tender process in 2013 and started operating in Myanmar in 2014.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about Telenor winning a tender in 2013 and starting operations in 2014.
“Telenor had more than 18 million customers by 2021.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about Telenor having 18 million customers in Myanmar by 2021.
“Telenor announced its intention to sell its subsidiary in June 2021 and completed its exit by March 2022.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about Telenor selling its Myanmar operations in June 2021 and exiting by March 2022.
“The lawsuit alleges that the release of data while Telenor was still in control led to abuses before and after the Norwegian company's exit.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about Telenor's data release leading to abuses in Myanmar.
“Aung Thu, a civil society activist, was arrested in September 2021, and his information was among the data allegedly shared.”
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“Phyo Zeya Thaw, a popular hip hop singer and lawmaker, was hanged in 2022 along with three other activists.”
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“The lawsuit alleges that Telenor had shared Phyo Zeya Thaw's phone data earlier.”
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