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Privacy Commissioner Intends to expand power of Administrative Fines for Deterrence
Editor's Note: Stephen Kai-yin Wong, the Privacy Commissioner, mentioned that it may not be a breach of the law if the police officer showed the reporter's HKID in front of the camera when the press was not reporting live.
(21-Jan) The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data stated that over 4000 cases of doxing complaints have been received since mid-June last year. The Commissioner hoped to increase their powers for imposing administrative fines and set fines at different levels depending on the severity of the cases to strengthen deterrence.
The anti-extradition bill movement has lead to a doxing trend. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data received 4394 cases of complaints concerning doxing between June 14, 2019 and January 3, 2020. Nearly 40% of the complaints concerned police officers and their families, which amount to nearly 1600 cases. 30% of the cases concerned the doxing of citizens who had expressed support for the government and the police. Around 20% of the complaints concerned the protesters.
With regard to the 1402 cases of suspected violation of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, as the Commissioner does not have the criminal power to prosecute, these cases have been passed to the police for follow up and consideration for prosecution. The Commissioner hopes that their power to impose administrative fines would be increased for deterrence in the future.
The Officer of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data stated at the end-of-year press conference, they received a total of 9100 cases of complaints which is nearly four times the complaints from the previous year. One of the complaints concerned a police officer showing the HKID card of a reporter in front of a live camera last year. 2480 cases of complaints were received in regard to this incident, which is 27% of the total cases of complaints from last year.
In regard to another police officer showing the HKID card of a reporter in front of the camera in Admiralty last Sunday (January 19), Stephen Wong said that he would need to investigate further to see whether the camera was broadcasting at the time in question. He also pointed out that he would write to the Commissioner of the Police, Tang Pin-Keung, to remind them the relevant requirements under the data privacy legislation.
Source: Now News
https://news.now.com/mobile/local/player?newsId=377575
#Doxing #Privacy
Privacy Commissioner Intends to expand power of Administrative Fines for Deterrence
Editor's Note: Stephen Kai-yin Wong, the Privacy Commissioner, mentioned that it may not be a breach of the law if the police officer showed the reporter's HKID in front of the camera when the press was not reporting live.
(21-Jan) The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data stated that over 4000 cases of doxing complaints have been received since mid-June last year. The Commissioner hoped to increase their powers for imposing administrative fines and set fines at different levels depending on the severity of the cases to strengthen deterrence.
The anti-extradition bill movement has lead to a doxing trend. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data received 4394 cases of complaints concerning doxing between June 14, 2019 and January 3, 2020. Nearly 40% of the complaints concerned police officers and their families, which amount to nearly 1600 cases. 30% of the cases concerned the doxing of citizens who had expressed support for the government and the police. Around 20% of the complaints concerned the protesters.
With regard to the 1402 cases of suspected violation of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, as the Commissioner does not have the criminal power to prosecute, these cases have been passed to the police for follow up and consideration for prosecution. The Commissioner hopes that their power to impose administrative fines would be increased for deterrence in the future.
The Officer of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data stated at the end-of-year press conference, they received a total of 9100 cases of complaints which is nearly four times the complaints from the previous year. One of the complaints concerned a police officer showing the HKID card of a reporter in front of a live camera last year. 2480 cases of complaints were received in regard to this incident, which is 27% of the total cases of complaints from last year.
In regard to another police officer showing the HKID card of a reporter in front of the camera in Admiralty last Sunday (January 19), Stephen Wong said that he would need to investigate further to see whether the camera was broadcasting at the time in question. He also pointed out that he would write to the Commissioner of the Police, Tang Pin-Keung, to remind them the relevant requirements under the data privacy legislation.
Source: Now News
https://news.now.com/mobile/local/player?newsId=377575
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#Facebook, #Twitter, #Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data Laws
//Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned changes to data-protection laws that could make them liable for the malicious sharing of individuals’ information online.
A letter sent by an industry group that includes the internet firms said companies are concerned that the planned rules to address doxing could put their staff at risk of criminal investigations or prosecutions related to what the firms’ users post online. Doxing refers to the practice of putting people’s personal information online so they can be harassed by others.
Hong Kong’s Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in May proposed amendments to the city’s data-protection laws that it said were needed to combat doxing, a practice that was prevalent during 2019 protests in the city. The proposals call for punishments of up to 1 million Hong Kong dollars, the equivalent of about $128,800, and up to five years’ imprisonment.
“The only way to avoid these sanctions for technology companies would be to refrain from investing and offering the services in Hong Kong,” said the previously unreported June 25 letter from the Singapore-based Asia Internet Coalition, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.//
Read more:
www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-twitter-google-warn-planned-hong-kong-tech-law-could-drive-them-out-11625483036
Source: Wall Street Journal #Jul5
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https://thestandnews.page.link/URLxJrLrxBrhxtdD6
#MassSurveillance #InformationFlow #Communication #Doxing
#Facebook, #Twitter, #Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data Laws
//Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned changes to data-protection laws that could make them liable for the malicious sharing of individuals’ information online.
A letter sent by an industry group that includes the internet firms said companies are concerned that the planned rules to address doxing could put their staff at risk of criminal investigations or prosecutions related to what the firms’ users post online. Doxing refers to the practice of putting people’s personal information online so they can be harassed by others.
Hong Kong’s Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in May proposed amendments to the city’s data-protection laws that it said were needed to combat doxing, a practice that was prevalent during 2019 protests in the city. The proposals call for punishments of up to 1 million Hong Kong dollars, the equivalent of about $128,800, and up to five years’ imprisonment.
“The only way to avoid these sanctions for technology companies would be to refrain from investing and offering the services in Hong Kong,” said the previously unreported June 25 letter from the Singapore-based Asia Internet Coalition, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.//
Read more:
www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-twitter-google-warn-planned-hong-kong-tech-law-could-drive-them-out-11625483036
Source: Wall Street Journal #Jul5
Image: Stand News
https://thestandnews.page.link/URLxJrLrxBrhxtdD6
#MassSurveillance #InformationFlow #Communication #Doxing
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WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook, Twitter, Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data Laws
A letter sent by an industry group that includes Facebook, Twitter and Google said the companies are concerned that planned rules to address doxing could put their staff at risk of criminal investigation or prosecution.