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Hong Kong: Doxxing Regulation in Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486)

Progress

Current status
adopted
08 Oct 2021 in force
29 Sep 2021 adopted
16 Jul 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Hong Kong
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

08 Oct 2021
in force

Entry into force of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021

The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 has come into force on 8 October 2021. The law sets to (i) criminalise doxxing acts; (ii) empower the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to conduct criminal investigations and prosecute doxxing c…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
29 Sep 2021
adopted

Adoption of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021

On 29 September 2021, the Hong Kong Legislative Council adopted the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021. The law sets to (i) criminalise doxxing acts; (ii) empower the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to conduct criminal investigatio…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
16 Jul 2021
under deliberation

Introduction of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021

The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 which would strengthen the regulation on doxxing is introduced. Doxxing means the practice of publicly disclosing someone’s private information. The proposal sets to (i) criminalise doxxing acts; (ii…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch executive
Government body central government