Norway can't stop transfer of Telenor data to Myanmar rulers-minister


FILE PHOTO Telenor flag flutters next to the companys headquarters in Fornebu Norway June 1 2017. REUTERSInts KalninsFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Telenor flag flutters next to the company's headquarters in Fornebu, Norway, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins//File Photo

OSLO (Reuters) -The Norwegian government would be unable to prevent a transfer of customer data from telecoms operator Telenor's Myanmar unit to the Asian country's military rulers, Norway's industry minister said on Wednesday.

Telenor, which is majority owned by the Norwegian state, is under pressure from some institutional investors and human rights groups to ensure the personal data of its 18 million customers in Myanmar will be protected following the sale of its operations there.

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