Hong Kong: Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Investigation of Carousell for Unauthorised Scraping of Users' Personal Data
Progress
Current status
in force
21 Dec 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
Hong Kong
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Closed Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Investigation of Carousell for Unauthorised Scraping of Users' Personal Data
On 21 December 2023, the Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) closed its investigation of Carousell for unauthorised scraping of its users' personal data. The PCPD found Carousell had deficient assessment procedures and data safeg…
Event type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority