Telenor Faces Lawsuit in Norway Over Data Protection in Myanmar

A Telenor ASA store in Yangon, Myanmar.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Telenor ASA is facing a lawsuit in Norway over sharing data with authorities in Myanmar from its local customers who were suspected of opposing the 2021 coup.

Justice and Accountability Initiative, a Swedish nonprofit organization, filed a civil class action suit against the Norwegian telecommunications firm before Asker and Baerum District Court, it said in a statement Wednesday.