Asians dump WhatsApp for Signal and Telegram on privacy concerns

Facebook risks losing top markets as users look for more-secure alternatives

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WhatsApp's rivals, Signal and Telegram, have seen a record-breaking amount of downloads in recent days after WhatsApp dismayed many users by rewriting its terms of use. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

MICHELLE CHAN, KIRAN SHARMA and DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE -- A theme has been trending on social media over the past week in Hong Kong, which has come increasingly under the watchful eye of Beijing after a national security law imposed on the territory last year.

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