9 Jul 2020

Technology commentator Sarah Putt

From Nine To Noon, 11:07 am on 9 July 2020

Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at the new security laws in Hong Kong and how it'll affect internet access, which up until now has escaped controls by China. Some tech companies have said they'll temporarily stop complying to requests for user data from authorities - but that means some of their employees could be jailed. And the Heather Simpson review of the health system contained plenty to mull over as regards IT systems. 

Riot police hold up a warning flag during a demonstration in a mall in Hong Kong on July 6, 2020, in response to a new national security law.

Riot police hold up a warning sign in a shopping mall in Hong Kong after the new security laws came into effect. Photo: AFP