rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/telenormyanmar?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-telenormyanmar' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Blood Money Campaign https://actionnetwork.org/groups/blood-money-campaign https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/338/223/normal/IMG_5D98C426BA7D-1.jpeg Norwegian Telenor is planning to sell Telenor Myanmar by February 15, allowing the user data of more than 18 million Telenor customers in Myanmar to fall into the hands of Myanmar military-affiliated Investcom. Telenor Group must stop the sale completely and safeguard its users’ data to protect their lives. Users have entrusted Telenor with highly sensitive information including SIM card registration, call logs, internet logs, location data, mobile money usage, and historical activity records. All Telenor users and their affiliates, including their family members, are at risk and could be arrested, or murdered based on the user data shared by Telenor to the new owner and the military, by proxy. Investcom has strong military links The majority shareholder of Investcom is Shwe Byain Phyu, a military-linked business involved in gem mining that has been allowed to operate a number of businesses, including fuel import for Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), a state-owned enterprise sanctioned by the US, EU, and UK. One of its subsidiaries, the Mahar Yoma Public Company, has a share in MyTel Telecommunications, which is majority-owned by the terrorist military. Investcom's remaining shares are owned by the Lebanese-based M1 Group, which has been linked to the terrorist military in connection with tax evasion. The sale of Telenor Myanmar to a group of companies that support the interests of the terrorist military will support the military junta, which has been prosecuted in international tribunals for a number of crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity. There is no guarantee owners of the newly obtained telecom business will respect human rights and protect users, with proceeds continuing to fund the junta’s atrocities in the future. Telenor must follow international human rights norms and legal frameworks to protect users and employees As a member of both the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Global Network Initiative (GNI), Telenor has committed to business and human rights guidelines as well as the European Union privacy rules (GDPR). Telenor is solely responsible for the security of its users’ data in Myanmar. Telenor is also responsible for any harm that users might suffer, including loss of life, as a result of a security breach, and for the deletion of their information if requested by the user. Telenor must: ●     Immediately stop the sale to military-linked Investcom. ●     Consider all alternatives to the sale to Investcom, including re-licensing, permanently deleting all user data, and shutting down telecommunications infrastructure. ●     Not transfer nor sell user data to anyone under any circumstances and for any reason. #STOP_Telenor #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #BloodMoneyCampaign https://bit.ly/stop_telenor