Ng Man-ho, a 27-year-old computer technician, was convicted last month of seven counts of incitement charges after he made use of the 100,000-member Chinese-language channel that he runs and manages to post "seditious messages," which had been shut down since August 2020. End-to-end encryption is an important feature in messaging, as it's the first step in protecting users from surveillance. As five out of seven counts were serious, Hui sentenced Ng to six years and six months in jail. The imprisonment came as Telegram said it was "surprised" by claims that privacy commissioner Ada Chung Lai-ling is seeking to block the messaging app due to doxxing content targeting police and politicians. A vandalised bank during the 2019 protest. File photo: May James/HKFP.
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