Facebook Denies Giving User Data to Thai Junta: Rights Group

Facebook today denied providing Thailand’s military government with access to its users private communications, according to a New York-based rights group, as the social media giant seeks to reassure Thai users their data is safe.

Following a week of panicked speculation by some netizens, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that the social media giant has not given away any account details to the military regime, according to Sunai Phasuk, a researcher for the group in Thailand. It also published a Thai-language security bulletin Monday urging users to use its security features.

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