Norwegian services are investigating Telenor for providing data to the junta in Myanmar

According to the Norwegian services, Telenor repeatedly provided users' telecommunications data to the junta for over a year after the military coup in February 2021, until the sale of its operations in Myanmar in March 2022. The company allegedly knew that they could be used to identify and detain people opposing the regime. At that time, the army carried out widespread repression against the civilian population.

Objections to Telenor's actions appeared already in 2022. International law experts warned then that the transfer of sensitive data could expose opponents of the junta to loss of life, and the operator could be held responsible for participating in crimes against humanity.

Parliament inquiry and questions

PST also conducts independent proceedings. Counterintelligence is investigating whether regulations regarding the transfer of surveillance equipment to the sanctioned regime were violated during the sale of operations in Myanmar. According to investigators, this could have been done without the consent of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.