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Criminalization of bottom line|Privacy Commissioner: 6 people arrested for 842 complaints last year

2022-05-16T09:26:49.030Z


The government cracked down on "bottom-up" behavior and criminalized it, and the new regulations came into effect in October last year. The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Chung Lai-ling, said at a meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs today (16th) that last year the Privacy Commissioner


The government cracked down on "bottom-up" behavior and criminalized it, and the new regulations came into effect in October last year.

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Chung Lai-ling, said at the Legislative Council Committee on Constitutional Affairs today (16th) that the PCPD discovered 842 cases related to "limitation" last year, of which 25 were criminalized. An investigation was launched and a total of 6 people were arrested in a joint operation with the police, and 66 other cases are under investigation.


Zhong Liling also pointed out that it is considering setting up a blacklist for platforms that have repeatedly uploaded bottom-line data.


Requiring online platforms to remove more than 1,000 minimum entries

Zhong Liling pointed out that the PCPD has issued 227 cease-disclosure notices to 12 online platforms, requesting the removal of more than 1,000 "start-up" messages, of which about 80% have been removed.

She pointed out that if overseas platforms do not remove relevant information, the PCPD will issue a warning letter and complain to overseas counterparts.

In addition, from December last year to April this year, the Commissioner's Office carried out two arrests for suspected "priming" crimes. Last week, the Commissioner's Office and the police conducted a joint arrest operation for another case, which involved someone disclosing police affairs on social platforms. personal data of officers, 70 Legislative Council members and their families.

The legal profession Lin Xinqiang "Congratulations" the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is no longer a "toothless tiger", and has greater authority under the Privacy Ordinance to conduct criminal investigations and prosecutions against undercover actions, and to demand that the disclosure of undercover information be stopped statutory rights.

He pointed out that he is also one of the victims of the crime, and he understands that many victims have no way to sue, and that the material of the crime will be "salted and vinegared" and sent to the media, causing them to suffer harm and losses.

Chen Yong of the DAB is concerned about why the over 3,500 low-level messages on 13 online platforms have not been removed, what difficulties the Privacy Commissioner is facing, and whether he will refer to the EU's "right to be forgotten", "not to be forgotten" Right to Redisplay of Personal Data" legislation.

Zhong Liling pointed out that some of the bottom-line information was uploaded to overseas platforms. Even after the platform received the notice to stop disclosure, it still did not delete the relevant information immediately. The Commissioner's Office would issue a warning letter and contact overseas counterparts to assist in removing the information.

As for imitating EU legislation, Zhong Liling pointed out that she is reviewing the relevant amendments.

The bottom 70 police officers and Legislative Council members incited to attack the Returning Officer, the male security guard was arrested, the employee was quarantined and quarantined, and the employee could be on sick leave. A "death sentence"

Source: hk1

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